Incidence and costs of severe hypoglycaemia requiring attendance by the emergency medical services in South Central England

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1447-1450

  Farmer, A J ^a   Brockbank, K J ^b   Keech, M L ^c   England, E J ^d   Deakin, C D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Brockbank Plaut Consulting Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c Pharmakos Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d South Central Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCES; BODY MASS INDEX; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862651027     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03657.x     Document Type: Article

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