Measurement of HbA1c from stored whole blood samples in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-124

  Selvin, Elizabeth ^a,b   Coresh, Josef ^a,b,c   Zhu, Hong ^c   Folsom, Aaron ^d   Steffes, Michael W ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epidemiology; Glycated hemoglobin; HbA1c; Stored samples; The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study; The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STORAGE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953464602     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2010.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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