The analytical goals for hemoglobin A 1c measurement in IFCC units and national glycohemoglobin standardization program units are different

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1204-1206

  Weykamp, Cas W ^a   Mosca, Andrea ^b   Gillery, Philippe ^c   Panteghini, Mauro ^b  

^a Queen Beatrix Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c AMERICAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CARBAMOYLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METRIC SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79961044207     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.162719     Document Type: Letter

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