HbA 1c: 'The old order changeth': Editorial

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-576

  Collier, A ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Davidson, D F ^b   Kilpatrick, E S ^c  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; TOLBUTAMIDE;

BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLYCATION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS;

EID: 66449124480     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02735.x     Document Type: Editorial

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