Young adults with Type 1 diabetes in tertiary education: Do students receive adequate specialist care?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1155-1157

  Geddes, J ^a   McGeough, E ^a   Frier, B M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hypoglycaemia; Insulin therapy; Type 1 diabetes; University students

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIABETIC PATIENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROANGIOPATHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS;

EID: 33748740729     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01933.x     Document Type: Article

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