The start of something good: The discovery of HbA1c and the American Diabetes Association Samuel Rahbar outstanding discovery award

Diabetes Care

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2429-2431

  Gebel, Erika ^a  

^a AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SHORT SURVEY;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869761705     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1763     Document Type: Short Survey

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