'Pump school' - A structured education programme to empower children and young people using insulin pump therapy

European Diabetes Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 108-111

  Thompson, Rebecca ^a  

^a South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competencies; Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII); Diabetes; Pump school; Structured education

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449135388     PISSN: 15517853     EISSN: 15517861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/edn.121     Document Type: Article

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