What is the proper use of hemoglobin A1c monitoring in the elderly?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 200-204

  Alam, Tarannum ^a   Weintraub, Nancy ^b   Weinreb, Jane ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diabetes; Hemoglobin A1c; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRIC CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MONITORING; NURSING HOME; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 18444416375     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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