Glycated haemoglobin, diabetes, and mortality in men. Maybe disturbance in physiological mechanisms regulating blood glucose is risk factor for cardiovascular death

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R J Jarrett. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 Apr 21;322(7292):996; author reply 996-7.

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"Normal" blood glucose and coronary risk.
Barrett-Connor E, Wingard DL. Barrett-Connor E, et al. BMJ. 2001 Jan 6;322(7277):5-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7277.5. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11141131 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Glycated haemoglobin, diabetes, and mortality in men in Norfolk cohort of european prospective investigation of cancer and nutrition (EPIC-Norfolk).
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