A thermo-modulating container for transport and storage of glucose meters in a cold weather environment

Point of Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-160

  Rust, Michael J ^a   Carlson, Nicholas A ^a   Nichols, James H ^b  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory; glucose monitoring; point of care testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865795090     PISSN: 1533029X     EISSN: 15330303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/POC.0b013e318265f3bb     Document Type: Article

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