Does pioglitazone benefit patients with type 2 diabetes?

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 969-

  Scott, Tara ^a  

^a Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

EID: 35348828571     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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