Clinical response and patient acceptance of a prefilled, disposable insulin pen injector for insulin-treated diabetes

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 455-460

  Chen, Harn Shen ^a   Hwu, Chii Min ^a,b   Kwok, Ching Fai ^a,b   Yang, Hong Jyh ^a   Shih, Kuan Chung ^a   Lin, Boniface J ^c   Ho, Low Tone ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Insulin pen injector; Patient acceptance

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0032773187     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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