Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Dec;39(6):973-974. 10.3803/EnM.2024.603.

Importance of the Hemoglobin Glycation Index for Risk of Cardiovascular and Microvascular Complications and Mortality in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes (Endocrinol Metab 2024;39:732-47, Claudia Regina Lopes Cardoso et al.)

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


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