Self monitoring of glucose by people with diabetes: Evidence based practice

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7085, 1997, Pages 964-967

  Gallichan, Marilyn ^a  

^a East Cornwall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOME MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030996301     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7085.964     Document Type: Short Survey

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