Auditing paediatric diabetes care and the impact of a specialist nurse trained in paediatric diabetes

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-114

  Cowan, F J ^a   Warner, J T ^b   Lowes, L M ^a   Riberio, J P ^a   Gregory, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes education; Glycaemic control; Hospital admission; Out patient attendance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030883341     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.2.109     Document Type: Article

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