Immediate assessment of HbA(1c) under field conditions in Tanzania

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-128

  Wikblad, K ^a   Smide, B ^a   Bergstrom A ^a   Wahren, L ^b   Mugusi, F ^c   Jeppsson, J O ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glycated haemoglobin; Method comparison; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMIDITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; TANZANIA; ADULT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TANZANIA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031595357     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(98)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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