Diabetes screening with hemoglobin A1c prior to a change in guideline recommendations: prevalence and patient characteristics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In January 2010, the American Diabetes Association recommended the use of hemoglobin A1c (Hgb A1c) to screen and diagnose diabetes. This study explored the prevalence and clinical context of Hgb A1c tests done for non-diabetic primar...

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Main Authors: Moineddin Rahim, Aliarzadeh Babak, Greiver Michelle, Meaney Christopher, Ivers Noah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/12/91