Impaired hypoglycaemia awareness and employment in people with type 1 diabetes

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-246

  Ogundipe, O O ^a   Geddes, J ^b   Leckie, A M ^c   Frier, B M ^b  

^a ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Hypoglycaemia; Impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957874844     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr027     Document Type: Article

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