How necessary is the second estimation of fasting plasma glucose level by laboratory venous blood to diagnose type 2 diabetes, particularly in epidemiological studies?

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-282

  Sharma, Tarun ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33746844577     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580600695008     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. The Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:3160-3167.
2. Agarwal S, Raman R, Paul PG, Rani PK, Uthra S, Gayathree R, McCarty C, Kumaramanickavel G, Sharma T. Sankara Nethralaya-Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology and Molecular Genetic Study (SN-DREAMS 1): study design and research methodology. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2005;12(2):143-153.