Use of HbA1c in the diagnosis of diabetes

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7882, 2012, Pages

  Farmer, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIFESTYLE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84868695462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7293     Document Type: Editorial

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