Assisted monitoring of blood glucose: Special safety needs for a new paradigm in testing glucose

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1027-1031

  Klonoff, David C ^a   Perz, Joseph F ^b  

^a Mills Peninsula Health Services   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted monitoring of blood glucose; Bloodborne infection; Diabetes; Glucose; Hepatitis; Monitor; Self monitoring of blood glucose

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CAREGIVER; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CAREGIVERS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651359620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400501     Document Type: Editorial

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