Revaluation of biological variation of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) using an accurately designed protocol and an assay traceable to the IFCC reference system

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 412, Issue 15-16, 2011, Pages 1412-1416

  Braga, Federica ^a,b   Dolci, Alberto ^b   Montagnana, Martina ^c   Pagani, Franca ^d   Paleari, Renata ^a   Guidi, Gian Cesare ^c   Mosca, Andrea ^a   Panteghini, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d POLIAMBULANZA FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological variability; Diabetes mellitus; Glycated hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES;

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EID: 79956314334     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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