The frequency of detection of unexpected diabetes mellitus during haemoglobinopathy investigations

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 898-900

  Conroy, Mary ^a   Beer, Philip ^b,c   Hughes, Carol ^b   Phelan, Lorraine ^b   Bain, Barbara J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LONDON; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80053189247     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200214     Document Type: Article

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