Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , May 2009

Seasonal variation in fasting glucose and HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes

  • Aristofanis Gikas

      Affiliations

    • Health Centre of Kalivia, Kalivia-Lagonisi, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 6 Gavriilidou Street, 11141 Ano Patisia, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2102286830; fax: +30 2299048706.
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  • Alexios Sotiropoulos

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, “Saint Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikea, Athens, Greece
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  • Vasilios Pastromas

      Affiliations

    • Health Centre of Salamis1, Salamis, Greece
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  • Athanasia Papazafiropoulou

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, “Saint Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikea, Athens, Greece
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  • Ourania Apostolou

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, “Saint Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikea, Athens, Greece
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  • Stavros Pappas

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Centre, “Saint Panteleimon” General Hospital, Nikea, Athens, Greece

Received 6 October 2008 ,Revised 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.05.004

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 111-114 , May 2009

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