Vitamin D testing patterns among general practitioners in a major Victorian primary health care service.

CONCLUSION: Advancing age, being female and being a migrant were associated with an increased likelihood of vitamin D testing.
IMPLICATIONS: Development of evidence-based policies and guidelines are needed to manage over-testing of vitamin D in Australia. Studies that include health services from different areas are required to understand vitamin D testing patterns among the general practitioners.
PMID: 26259983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - August 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gowda U, Smith BJ, Wluka AE, Fong DP, Kaur A, Renzaho AM Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research