Pre-filled insulin pen in newly insulin-treated diabetic patients over 60 years old

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 78-81

  Corsi, A ^a,d   Torre, E ^b   Coronel, G ^c   Ghisoni, G ^a   Carboni, G ^b   De Castro, A ^a   Comaschi, M ^b  

^a Ospedale di Nervi   (Italy)

^b Ospedale La Colletta   (Italy)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Insulin injection device; Insulin pen; Insulin treatment

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030861468     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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