Inpatient blood glucose management of diabetic patients in a large secondary hospital

South African Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-165

  Van Zyl, Danie G ^a   Rheeder, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Audit; Diabetes; Glycaemic control; Inpatient care; Monitoring schedule

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ISOPHANE INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; RATING SCALE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 66949139298     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873834     Document Type: Article

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