Use of intensive insulin therapy for the management of glycemic control in hospitalized patients: A clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 260-267

  Qaseem, Amir ^a   Humphrey, Linda L ^b   Chou, Roger ^c   Snow, Vincenza ^d   Shekelle, Paul ^e  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG FATALITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951601800     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-4-201102150-00007     Document Type: Article

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