Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 148-154 , May 2004

A randomised trial of insulin on well-being and carer strain in elderly type 2 diabetic subjects

  • Timothy J Hendra

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine, Q Floor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2JF, UK. Tel.: +44-114-2711773; fax: +44-114-2713689
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  • Carolin D Taylor

Received 15 September 2003 ,Accepted 24 November 2003.

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PII: S1056-8727(03)00114-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2003.11.001

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 148-154 , May 2004

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