Assessment of a critical limit protocol for point-of-care glucose testing

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 390-395

  Lum, Gifford ^a,b  

^a Pathol and Lab Medicine Service   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical high low limit; Glucose testing; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Point of care

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0029781553     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/106.3.390     Document Type: Article

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