Open Access<p>Trends in Micronutrient Laboratory Testing in Switzerland: A 7-Year Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Claims Data</p>
Author(s) -
Carola A Huber,
Michael Nagler,
Thomas Rosemann,
Eva Blozik,
Markus Näpflin,
Stefan Markun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s275406
Subject(s) - medicine , micronutrient , population , incidence (geometry) , vitamin b12 , ferritin , vitamin d and neurology , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Micronutrient laboratory tests (MLT) are increasing in many healthcare systems. This study assessed time trends of annual MLT incidence in the Swiss population and examined the frequency of specific MLT, defined as the number of yearly tests performed in individual persons.