An accurate and portable system for glycated haemoglobin measurement in the tropics

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-95

  Gebrekidan, Atakilt ^b   Gill, Geoffrey ^a,c   Wile, David ^d   Gill, Alison ^c   Tesfaye, Solomon ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospital Aintree   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHIOPIA; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2342518812     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400212     Document Type: Article

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