Delay in diagnosis of diabetes mellitus due to inaccurate use of hemoglobin A1C levels

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-96

  Arnold, Jason G ^a   McGowan, Howard J ^b  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b Malcolm Grow Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846888095     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.01.060086     Document Type: Article

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