Frequently repeated glucose measurements overestimate the incidence of inpatient hypoglycemia and severe hyperglycemia

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 577-582

  Weinberg, Melissa E ^a   Bacchetti, Peter ^a   Rushakoff, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucometrics; Glucose monitoring; Hypoglycemia; Inpatient diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INPATIENTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 78349284071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400311     Document Type: Article

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