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| Title |
Sociodemographic correlates of 25-hydroxyvitamin D test utilization in Calgary, Alberta
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-339 |
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| Authors |
Lawrence de Koning, Dan Henne, Paul Woods, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Christopher Naugler |
| Abstract |
Increasing laboratory test utilization is a major challenge facing clinical laboratories. However, in most instances we lack population level information on the patient groups to which increased testing is directed. Much recent work has been published on the sociodemographic correlates of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency. An unanswered question, however, is whether testing is preferentially directed towards individuals with a higher likelihood of deficiency. In this paper we examine this question by combining laboratory information system data on testing rates with Census Canada data. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 34 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 18% |
| Researcher | 4 | 12% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 38% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 12% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 21% |