Subcutaneous or intramuscular insulin injections.
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Subcutaneous or intramuscular insulin injections.
To find out whether diabetic children may inject their insulin intramuscularly rather than subcutaneously, a random sample of 32 patients aged 4.3-17.9 (median 11.3) years was studied. Distance from skin to muscle fascia was measured by ultrasonography at standard injection sites on the outer arm, anterior and lateral thigh, abdomen, buttock, and calf. Distances were greater in girls (n = 15) t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.66.7.879