Hypo- and hyperglycemia in relation to the mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and nature of the glucose distribution

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 868-876

  Rodbard, David ^a  

^a Biomedical Informatics Consultants LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PLOTS AND CURVES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; UNCERTAINTY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84867047643     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: 15578593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2012.0062     Document Type: Article

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