Concerns about meta-analysis of glucose control and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-

  Yudkin, John S ^a   Richter, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Endocrinology Diabetes and Rheumatology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 74849137509     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-1-201001050-00017     Document Type: Letter

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