Prevalence of hyper- and hypoglycemia among inpatients with diabetes: A national survey of 44 U.S. hospitals

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 367-369

  Wexler, Deborah J ^a   Meigs, James B ^a   Cagliero, Enrico ^a   Nathan, David M ^a   Grant, Richard W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; INSULIN; MEDICAL RECORDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846678717     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1715     Document Type: Article

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