JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 8 , Pages 511-514 , October 2007

Variability in Glycosylated Hemoglobin Values in Diabetic Patients Living in Long-Term Care Facilities

  • Roberta M. Meyers, MD, MPH, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine Division, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Roberta M. Meyers, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine Division, 701 Park Avenue, Mail Code S-5, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
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  • Jay C. Broton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine Division, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Kathleen W. Woo-Rippe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine Division, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Sara A. Lindquist, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Geriatric Medicine Division, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Ye-Ying Cen, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.

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PII: S1525-8610(07)00130-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.02.002

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 8 , Pages 511-514 , October 2007

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