Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

@article{Holick2011EvaluationTA,
  title={Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.},
  author={Michael F Holick and Neil Binkley and Heike Annette Bischoff-Ferrari and Catherine M Gordon and David A. Hanley and Robert Proulx Heaney and Mohammad Hassan Murad and Connie M. Weaver},
  journal={The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism},
  year={2011},
  volume={96 7},
  pages={
          1911-30
        }
}
OBJECTIVE The objective was to provide guidelines to clinicians for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency with an emphasis on the care of patients who are at risk for deficiency. [] Key MethodPARTICIPANTS The Task Force was composed of a Chair, six additional experts, and a methodologist. The Task Force received no corporate funding or remuneration.
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