A UK wide survey of insulin initiation in children with type 1 diabetes and nurses' perceptions of associated decision-making

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1287-1294

  Lowes, Lesley ^a,c   Davis, Ruth ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Insulin initiation; Nurses; Nursing; Survey, UK

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSULIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 64549094254     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02705.x     Document Type: Article

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