Insulin errors in hospital: Time for a radical

Clinical Risk

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 89-92

  Sims, Joanne ^a   Richardson, Tristan ^a   Kerr, David ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952601760     PISSN: 13562622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/cr.2010.010004     Document Type: Article

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