HbA1c - Changing units

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-136

  Day, Caroline ^a   Bailey, Clifford J ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estimated average glucose; Glycaemic control; Glycated haemoglobin; HbA1C; HbA1C units

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 73349131393     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474651409106110     Document Type: Article

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