Performance of hemoglobin A1c assay methods: Good enough?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1031-1033

  Little, Randie R ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CERTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; POINT OF CARE TESTING; QUALITY CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NOTE; STANDARD;

HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84905282679     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.225789     Document Type: Editorial

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