Improving the safety of blood glucose monitoring

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1307-1311

  Klonoff, David C ^a  

^a Mills Peninsula Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Assisted monitoring of blood glucose; Hepatitis; Lancing; Safety; Self monitoring of blood glucose

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; STANDARD;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84860728259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681100500601     Document Type: Editorial

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