Needle phobia in Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-323

  Zambanini, A ^a   Feher, M D ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood glucose monitoring; diabetes mellitus; needle phobia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PHOBIA;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; NEEDLES; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030938379     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199704)14:4<321::AID-DIA356>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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