Effect of iron deficiency anaemia on HbA1c levels is dependent on the degree of anaemia

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 117-120

  Silva, Juliana Frezza ^a   Pimentel, Ana Laura ^a   Camargo, Joíza Lins ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A1c; Anaemia; Diabetes; Glycated haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTURBIDIMETRY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; BLOOD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE;

EID: 84953364242     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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