Measure it, improve it: The Safer Patients Initiative and quality improvement in subcutaneous insulin therapy for hospital in-patients

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 960-967

  Rushmer, R ^a   Voigt, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48149087090     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02470.x     Document Type: Article

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