Modern management of childhood diabetes: A role for computerized devices?

Pediatrics International

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-302

  Chiarelli, Francesco ^a   Di Ricco, Laura ^a   Catino, Mariangela ^a   Sabatino, Giuseppe ^a   Verrotti, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Children; Computers; Diabetes mellitus; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ALGORITHM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; DATABASES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0031845117     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1998.tb01935.x     Document Type: Article

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