Brittle diabetes characterised by recurrent hypoglycaemia

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 308-311

  Gill, G ^a   Lucas, S ^b  

^a WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brittle diabetes; Hypoglycaemia; Ketoacidosis; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0032703170     PISSN: 03381684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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