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|Articles|June 26, 2011

HbA1c found wanting for diabetes screening in at-risk veterans

Slightly more than half of all U.S. veterans targeted for diabetes screening had unrecognized diabetes or prediabetes, indicating a need for widespread screening in this population.

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