Improving efficiency and safety for patients who are unable to self-administer insulin

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 476-481

  Livingstone, Carina ^a   Wolper, Sandra ^a,b   Rogers, Tracy ^a  

^a East and South East England NHS Specialist Pharmacy Services ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Hounslow Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community nursing; Documentation; Insulin; Insulin pens; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885365478     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.10.476     Document Type: Article

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