title: Biological variation of hemoglobin A1c: consequences for diagnosing diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry Isala Zwolle, the Netherlands European Reference Laboratory for Glycohemoglobin Isala Zwolle, the Netherlands w.b.lenters@isala.nl.
authors.forename: Erna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lenters-Westra
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Quality Improvement of Primary Care Laboratories (NOKLUS) Haraldsplass Hospital Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Røraas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry Hematology & Immunology Medical Centre Alkmaar Alkmaar, the Netherlands Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology Gemini Hospital Den Helder the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Roger K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Schindhelm
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry Isala Zwolle, the Netherlands European Reference Laboratory for Glycohemoglobin Isala Zwolle, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robbert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Slingerland
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Quality Improvement of Primary Care Laboratories (NOKLUS) Haraldsplass Hospital Bergen, Norway Department of Global Health and Primary Health Care Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Bergen, Norway Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry Haukeland University Hospital Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Sverre
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sandberg
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human