Relationship between glycaemia and length of hospital stay during an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 721-724

  Burt, M G ^a,b   Roberts, G W ^a,b   Aguilar Loza, N R ^a   Quinn, S J ^b   Frith, P A ^a,b   Stranks, S N ^a,b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Continuous glucose monitoring system; Diabetes; Glycaemic variability; Hyperglycaemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84879006167     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12157     Document Type: Article

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