Using haemoglobin A1c to diagnose type 2 diabetes or to identify people at high risk of diabetes

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kilpatrick, Eric S ^a   Atkin, Stephen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84899566551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2867     Document Type: Article

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