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Abnormally Low Hemoglobin A1c as Harbinger of Hemoglobinopathy

Joshua St. Louis and Anthony Valdini
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 923-924; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190124
Joshua St. Louis
From the Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (JSL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA (AV).
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Anthony Valdini
From the Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (JSL); Department of Family Medicine, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA (AV).
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Joshua St. Louis, Anthony Valdini
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 923-924; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190124

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