An open prospective randomised trial to reduce the pain of blood glucose testing: Ear versus thumb

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7252, 2000, Pages 20-

  Carley, Simon D ^a   Libetta, Carole ^a   Flavin, Brian ^a   Butler, John ^a   Tong, Nam ^a   Sammy, Ian ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EAR LOBE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; TECHNIQUE; THUMB;

EID: 0034237833     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7252.20     Document Type: Article

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