A pan-European epidemiologic study of insulin injection technique in patients with diabetes

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 71-76

  Strauss, Kenneth ^a,d   De Gols, Heidi ^a   Hannet, Irene ^a   Partanen, Tuula Maria ^b   Frid, Anders ^c  

^a Immunocytometry Systems   (Belgium)

^b North Savo Polytechnic   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood glucose monitoring; Diabetes; Diabetic education; Epidemiology; Glucose control; Insulin injection; Insulin needles; Lipodystrophy; Lipohypertrophy; Sharps disposal

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPOHYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE;

EID: 0036054696     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.314     Document Type: Article

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