Assessing the analytical performance of systems for self-monitoring of blood glucose: Concepts of performance evaluation and definition of metrological key terms

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1585-1594

  Schnell, Oliver ^a   Hinzmann, Rolf ^b   Kulzer, Bernd ^c   Freckmann, Guido ^d   Erbach, Michael ^e   Lodwig, Volker ^b   Heinemann, Lutz ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

^c Research Institute of the Diabetes Academy Mergentheim   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e Abteilung Diabetologie   (Germany)

^f Science and Co GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Blood glucose meter evaluation; Diabetes; Self monitoring of blood glucose; Trueness

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; RANDOM ERROR; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; SELF MONITORING OF BLOOD GLUCOSE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CALIBRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84900540435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681300700619     Document Type: Review

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