Short needles (8 mm) reduce the risk of intramuscular injections in children with type 1 diabetes. - Concepedia

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Short needles (8 mm) reduce the risk of intramuscular injections in children with type 1 diabetes.

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1999

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Nadia Tubiana‐Rufi, N. Belarbi, L Du Pasquier-Fediaevsky, M. Polák, Bénédicte Kakou, Laurence Leridon, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, P Czernichow

Abstract

Needles that are 8 mm long significantly reduce the risk of intramuscular insulin injection in slim or normal-weight (BMI < or = 60th percentile) diabetic children and adolescents.