Is haemoglobin A1c a step forward for diagnosing diabetes?

BMJ

Volumn 339, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kilpatrick, Eric S ^a   Bloomgarden, Zachary T ^b   Zimmet, Paul Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONSENSUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 85007750148     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b4432     Document Type: Article

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