"Never events": hepatitis B outbreaks and patient notifications resulting from unsafe practices during assisted monitoring of blood glucose, 2009-2010.

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Published in J Diabetes Sci Technol on November 01, 2011

Authors

Nicola D Thompson1, Melissa K Schaefer

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. ndthompson@cdc.gov

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