The Prevalence and Persistence of Sliding Scale Insulin Use Among Newly Admitted Elderly Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes Mellitus

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 663-669

  Pandya, Naushira ^a   Thompson, Stephen ^b   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^c  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; Nursing home; sliding scale insulin therapy

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE; INSULIN LISPRO; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; ISOPHANE INSULIN; MEGLITINIDE; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 55049095472     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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