Biological variation of glycated hemoglobin: Implications for diabetes screening and monitoring

Diabetes Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Kilpatrick, Eric S ^a,b   Maylor, Paul W ^a   Keevil, Brian G ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING TEST; VARIANCE;

EID: 0031912493     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.2.261     Document Type: Article

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