Quality Control of Monitoring Glycemia in Patients with Diabetes

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-48

  Solnica, Bogdan ^a   Naskalski, Jerzy W ^a   Hebda Szydlo, Alicja ^b   Sieradzki, Jacek ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; glucometer; quality control; self monitored blood glucose

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248216398     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.poc.0000157181.57778.ba     Document Type: Article

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