Practical implications of choice of test in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-127

  Jones, A G ^a   Knight, B A ^a   Baker, G C ^a   Hattersley, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871036642     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12025     Document Type: Letter

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