New standards to reduce morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients with diabetes

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 591-594

  Garber, Alan J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC REGULATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSULIN; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33244476499     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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