Iron-deficiency anemia, non-iron-deficiency anemia and HbA1c among adults in the US

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-73

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Cowie, Catherine C ^b   Li, Chaoyang ^a   Handelsman, Yehuda ^c   Bloomgarden, Zachary T ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c Metabolic Institute of America   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin A1c protein; Hemoglobins; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951790757     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2010.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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