Seasonal variation in hemoglobin A1c: Is it the same in both hemispheres?

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 668-671

  Higgins, Trefor ^a   Saw, Sharon ^b   Sikaris, Ken ^c   Wiley, Carmen L ^d   Cembrowski, George C ^e   Lyon, Andrew W ^f   Khajuria, Annu ^a   Tran, David ^e  

^a DynaLIFE Dx   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MELBOURNE PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin a1c; Seasonal; Variation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLIMATE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SEASON; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLIMATE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; SEASONS; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953049251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680900300408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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