Barriers to hyperglycemia control in hospitalized patients: A descriptive epidemiologic study

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 813-819

  Giangola, Joseph ^a,b   Olohan, Kathe ^a   Longo, Janet ^a   Goldstein, Jay M ^a   Gross, Peter A ^a,b  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX SURGERY; TRAINING; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749085264     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.14.7.813     Document Type: Article

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