Disposable syringes for insulin injection.
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Improved Disposable Insulin Pen Devices Provide an Alternative to Vials and Syringes for Insulin Administration
The prevalence of diabetes has increased so rapidly during the past 30 years that the condition is now a problem of national importance in the United States. It has been estimated that 12.3% of individuals aged 20–79 years in the United States (26.8 million people) have diabetes, and the vast majority of those have type 2 diabetes.1 Diabetes has devastating effects on patient morbidity and mort...
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متن کاملبررسی نتایج استفاده مجدد از سرنگهای یک بار مصرف انسولین در بیماران وابسته به انسولین مراجعه کننده به درمانگاه شهید مطهری شیراز
Background: In spite of a high risk of infection, multiple usages of disposable insulin syringes among diabetic patients is quite common. The present study was designed to assess the outcome of multiple usages of disposable insulin syringes in insulin dependent patients referring to Shahid Motahari clinic in Shiraz . Materials and methods: For this descriptive study, through a random sampling m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6176.1467