Point-of-care testing of capillary glucose in the exclusion and diagnosis of diabetes in remote Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 500-503

  Marley, Julia V ^a,d   Davis, Stephanie ^b   Coleman, Kerryn ^b   Hayhow, Bradleigh D ^b   Brennan, Greg ^c   Mein, Jacki K ^b   Nelson, Carmel ^d   Atkinson, David ^a,d   Maguire, Graeme P ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australia Country Health Service Kimberley   (Australia)

^c Broome Reg Aboriginal Med Service   (Australia)

^d Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council   (Australia)

^e CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 34250194034     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01022.x     Document Type: Article

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