Vitamin D: to test or not to test

Gill, Danielle (2014) Vitamin D: to test or not to test. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

	Microsoft Word Submitted Version Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (487kB)
	Plain Text (licence) Available under License : See the attached license file. Download (1kB)

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked to many chronic diseases such as MS (multiple sclerosis), cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. It has been a topic of debate among healthcare providers on whether or not it is beneficial to test and treat patients who have vitamin D deficiency. This paper looks at the potential mechanism of vitamin D in these disease processes and evaluates the various studies in the literature focusing on vitamin D levels and chronic diseases. This paper concludes by recommending that physicians in Allegheny County, PA, test all their adult patients for vitamin D deficiency, especially during the winter months. Vitamin D deficiency and the link to chronic disease have vast significance in the field of public health both in Allegheny County, PA, and nationwide.

---

Share

Citation/Export:	Select format... Citation - Text Citation - HTML Endnote BibTex Dublin Core OpenURL MARC (ISO 2709) METS MODS EP3 XML Reference Manager Refer
Social Networking:	Share |

---

Details

Item Type:	Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper (Master Essay)
Status:	Unpublished
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Gill, Danielle
Contributors:	Contribution Contributors Name Email Pitt Username ORCID Committee Chair Finegold, David dnf@pitt.edu DNF UNSPECIFIED Committee Member Voorhees, Ronald rev12@pitt.edu REV12 UNSPECIFIED
Date:	17 December 2014
Date Type:	Publication
Defense Date:	8 December 2014
Submission Date:	26 November 2014
Access Restriction:	No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs:	School of Public Health > Multidisciplinary MPH
Degree:	MPH - Master of Public Health
Thesis Type:	Master Essay
Refereed:	Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:	vitamin, D, chronic, disease, autoimmune, diseases, multiple, sclerosis, cancer, rheumatoid, arthritis, type, 1, and, 2, diabetes
Date Deposited:	17 Aug 2015 17:24
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2023 11:56
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23910

Available Versions of this Item

• Vitamin D: to test or not to test. (deposited 17 Aug 2015 17:24) [Currently Displayed]

---

Metrics

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

---

Actions (login required)

View Item