Hypoglycemia and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized in the general ward: Response to Ng et al.

Diabetes Care

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Turchin, Alexander ^a,b,c   Matheny, Michael E ^d,e   Shubina, Maria ^a   Scanlon, James V ^f   Greenwood, Bonnie ^a   Pendergrass, Merri L ^a,c,g  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Veterans Administration   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g Medco Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; WARD;

EID: 72249106398     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1557     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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2. Ng JM, Cox H, Longbotham D, Kilpatrick ES, Atkin SL, Allan BJ. Hypoglycemia and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes hospitalized in the general ward (Letter). Diabetes Care 2009;32:e151. DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1341
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