Study of the effect of altitude on the measurement of glycated haemoglobin using point-of-care instruments

We measured the glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)) levels of a total of 24 non-diabetic volunteers and diabetic patients using a point-of-care (POC) analyser in three Cameroonian cities at different altitudes. Although 12 to 25% of duplicates had more than 0.5% (8 mmol/mol) difference across the sites,...

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Autores principales: Veigne, Sandra W, Sobngwi, Eugene, Nouthe, Brice E, Balti, Eric V, Limen, Serge, Dehayem, Mesmin Y, Ama, Vicky, Nguewa, Jean-Louis, Mbanya, Jean-Claude, Sobngwi-Tambekou, Joelle, Ndour-Mbaye, Maimouna, Camara, Alioune, Balde, Naby M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2015
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Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25784316
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2014-078

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25784316
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2014-078

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