title: Serum alkaline phosphatase for screening of hypovitaminosis D.
abstract: This study assessed the utility of serum alkaline phosphatase as a screening test to identify vitamin D deficiency and documented that it was not a useful screening tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and *Community Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. drreddypgi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jaishree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jenifer
authors.forename: G M M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thayumanavan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase