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According to the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force ([[USPSTF]]), screening for [[vitamin D]] deficiency is not recommended in asymptomatic, non-pregnant adults. | According to the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force ([[USPSTF]]), screening for [[vitamin D]] deficiency is not recommended in asymptomatic, non-pregnant adults. | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [[vitamin D]] deficiency. However, there is not enough research for the screening of [[vitamin D]] deficiency in at risk subpopulations such as African Americans or non-Caucasians. <ref name="urlFinal Recommendation Statement: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force">{{cite web |url=https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening#consider |title=Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [[vitamin D]] deficiency. However, there is not enough research for the screening of [[vitamin D]] deficiency in at risk subpopulations such as African Americans or non-Caucasians.<ref name="urlFinal Recommendation Statement: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force">{{cite web |url=https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening#consider |title=Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin D Deficiency: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
According to the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), screening for vitamin D deficiency is not recommended in asymptomatic, non-pregnant adults.
Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for vitamin D deficiency. However, there is not enough research for the screening of vitamin D deficiency in at risk subpopulations such as African Americans or non-Caucasians.[1]