HbA1c for the diagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes: Is it time for a mid-course correction?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5203-5206

  Cohen, Robert M ^a   Haggerty, Shannon ^a,b   Herman, William H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650064794     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-2352     Document Type: Editorial

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