Implications of standardization of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data for the evaluation of vitamin D status in Germany, including a temporal analysis

Abstract Background Comparability of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) measurements is hampered by method-related differences in measurement values. International standardization of laboratory assays has been suggested to solve this problem. Methods As part of the European Commission–funded project ‘Foo...

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Main Authors: Martina Rabenberg, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Markus A. Busch, Michael Thamm, Nina Rieckmann, Ramón A. Durazo-Arvizu, Kirsten G. Dowling, Zuzana Škrabáková, Kevin D. Cashman, Christopher T. Sempos, Gert B. M. Mensink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5769-y