Does lower diabetes-related numeracy lead to increased risk for hypoglycemic events?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 594-

  Sarkar, Urmimala ^a   Schillinger, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 54549085711     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00018     Document Type: Letter

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