Consensus - reference ranges of vitamin D [25(OH)D] from the Brazilian medical societies. Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (SBPC/ML) and Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM)

• Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo S. Ferreira (Author), Sergio S. Maeda (Author), Marcelo C. Batista (Author), Marise Lazaretti-Castro (Author), Leonardo S. Vasconcellos (Author), Miguel Madeira (Author), Lilian M. Soares (Author), Victória Z. C. Borba (Author), Carolina A. Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Vitamin D is considered a pre-hormone and plays a crucial role in calcium homeostasis and, consequently, in bone health. The best source of vitamin D is the skin in response to sunlight. Only small amounts of this vitamin are found in some foods (especially fatty fish), which...