Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 181-186 , May 2007

Patterns of blood glucose monitoring in relation to glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in the UK

  • Kristina Secnik

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Outcomes, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
    • ,
  • Nicole Yurgin

      Affiliations

    • Global Health Outcomes, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
    • ,
  • Maureen J. Lage

      Affiliations

    • HealthMetrics Outcomes Research, LLC, 120 Anchorage Circle, Groton, CT 06340, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 860 245 0685; fax: +1 860 760 6074.

Received 2 November 2005 ,Revised 3 April 2006 ,Accepted 10 April 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2006.04.003

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 181-186 , May 2007

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