Ability to handle, and patient preference for, insulin delivery devices in visually impaired patients with type 2 diabetes

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 104-107

  Fox, Charles ^a   McKinnon, Carol ^b   Wall, Anthony ^c   Lawton, Simon A ^d  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Castlemilk Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c St John's Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Insulin delivery system; Type 2 diabetes; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PACKAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RELIABILITY; SYRINGE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036058732     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.342     Document Type: Article

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