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Investigation of appropriate needle length considering skin thickness with the real injection posture for insulin injections in diabetic patients

BACKGROUND: Insulin treatment is widely used not only for type 1 but also for type 2 diabetes patients. Insulin must be injected into the subcutaneous tissue to be effective. The needle length has been shortened for safety and efficiency. However, whether patients use an appropriate needle length is...

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Autores principales: Torii-Goto, Aya, Hirai, Kana, Inukai, Yuri, Hoshina, Yoshimi, Shiomi, Kazumi, Ito, Junko, Yoshikawa, Masae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10233969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37259150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40780-023-00288-9