Evaluating the validity of a bedside method of detecting hypoglycemia in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 488-490

  Elusiyan, Jerome Boluwaji Elutayo ^a   Adeodu, Olugbenga O ^a   Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bedside glucometer; Evaluation; Hypoglyceamia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746584463     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000227382.61390.0c     Document Type: Article

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