Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Screening for Diabetes Mellitus in the Non-Pregnant Adult

Adapted by Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, MD, MSc, FCFP, Associate Professor, University of Montreal, Quebec, from materials prepared for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in January 1994

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