A survey to identify potential outcome indicators for a hospital blood glucose monitoring program

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-268

  Collier, Christine P ^a,b   Houlden, Robyn L ^a   Gleeson, Karen A ^a   Patrzykat, Aleksander ^a   Rhymer, Susan L ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood glucose monitoring; Outcome indicators; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032100848     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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