Glucose self-monitoring in primary care: A survey of current practice

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-277

  Stewart, D ^a   McCaig, D ^a   Davie, A ^b   Juroszek, L ^b   Blackwood, L ^a   Findlay, N ^a   McCarthy, S ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Evidence based practice; Glucose; Glycaemic control; Questionnaire survey; Self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLYCOSURIA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3142547220     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2004.00555.x     Document Type: Review

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