Hypoglycemia factitia: Munchhausen syndrome in diabetes mellitus

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-225

  Jermendy, György ^a  

^a BAJCSY ZSILINSZKY HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030575301     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1056-8727(95)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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