Self-monitoring of blood glucose in noninsulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes: A never ending story?

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 614-616

  Schnell, Oliver ^a   Heinemann, Lutz ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR DIABETESFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Profil Outpatient Trials GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Metabolic control; Noninsulin treated; SMBG; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249087906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680700100503     Document Type: Editorial

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