Reducing injection pain in children and adolescents with diabetes: A review of indwelling catheters

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-111

  Hanas, Ragnar ^a  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cannula; Indwelling catheter; Injecftion pain; Insuflon; Multiple injections

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLUCOSE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEPARIN; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRY SKIN; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KETOACIDOSIS; LIPOHYPERTROPHY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEEDLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SCAR;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS; INSULIN; PAIN;

EID: 3142660396     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-543X.2004.00048.x     Document Type: Review

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