Influence of variables on hemoglobin A1c values and nonheterogeneity of hemoglobin A1c reference ranges

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 644-648

  Higgins, Trefor ^a   Cembrowski, George ^b   Tran, David ^b   Lim, Erin ^b   Chan, Julie ^b  

^a DynaLIFE Dx   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; HbA1c; Race; Reference range; Smoking status; Variables

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953061579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680900300404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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