Postmortem diagnosis of unsuspected diabetes mellitus established by determination of decedent's hemoglobin A1c level

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 643-646

  Khuu, Hanh M ^a   Robinson, C Andrew ^a   Brissie, Robert M ^a   Konrad, Robert J ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Forensic science; Hemoglobin A1c

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032895895     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14524j     Document Type: Article

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