Boosting insulin safety

Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 14-15

  Ridge, Richard A ^a  

^a MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICATION ERROR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; SAFETY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MEDICATION ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846785368     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00152193-200702000-00011     Document Type: Short Survey

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