Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in Hospitals

Diabetes Care - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 553-591 - 2004
Stephen Clement1, Susan S. Braithwaite2, Michelle Magee3, Andrew Ahmann4, Elizabeth Smith1, Rebecca G. Schafer5, Irl B. Hirsch6
1Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC
2University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3Medstar Research Institute at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
4Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
5VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida
6University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

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