Hemoglobin A1c in diabetes diagnosis: Time for caution

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-6

  Bloomgarden, Zachary T ^a   Einhorn, Daniel ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ETHNICITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCATION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INGESTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS;

EID: 77649132469     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.16.1.5     Document Type: Editorial

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