Vitamin D deficiency: Diagnosis and patient centred management

This comprehensive review addresses the issue of vitamin d deficiency and its management in adults. briefly describing the history of vitamin d development and its role in human physiology, it discusses d deficiency in adults. pragmatic suggestion for diagnosis, choice of therapy, and monitoring are presented from a patientcentred viewpoint, keeping socioeconomic realities in perspective. the review adds to current medical literature by collating evidence in a format that will be useful to practicing clinicians.