Endocrine Abstracts

Retrospective data collection was performed for all of the paediatric vitamin D (25-hydroxycolecalciferol) serum samples analysed over the preceding 13 months. Around 300 requests were made for vitamin D sampling by various medical professionals including paediatricians (72%), general practitioners (13%), and orthopaedic surgeons (16%). 231 samples, costing £9 per sample, were analysed on 200 patients, predominantly for clinical indications such as growing pains, tubercul...