Use of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and impaired glucose tolerance in the screening of undiagnosed diabetes in the Malaysian population
Although HbA1c is widely accepted as a useful index of mean blood glucose in type 2 diabetic patients its usefulness as screening test for diabetes has been controversial. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the level of HbA1c predicted diabetes in a prediabetic group of subjects....
Published in: | Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-56749151063&doi=10.1007%2fs12291-008-0055-x&partnerID=40&md5=86d1913d8d3fd2929cafc6936ea3948c |