Results and feasibility of an external quality assessment scheme for self-monitoring of blood glucose

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1311-1317

  Kristensen, Gunn B B ^a,b   Nerhus, Kari ^b   Thue, Geir ^b   Sandberg, Sverre ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MONITORING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33745461465     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.068114     Document Type: Review

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