Commentary HbA 1 c Standardisation : History , Science and Politics
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*W Garry John,1 Andrea Mosca,2 Cas Weykamp,3 Ian Goodall4 1Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and School of Medicine, Heath Policy and Practice, UEA, Norwich, UK, 2Centro Interdipartimentale per la Riferibilità Metrologica in Medicina di Laboratorio (CIRME), Dip. di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Milano, Italy, 3Queen Beatrix Hospital, Winterswijk, The Netherlands, 4Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia *For correspondence: Dr Garry John e-mail: [email protected]
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