Clinical and economic outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes initiating insulin glargine disposable pen versus exenatide BID

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 673-680

  Baser, Onur ^a,b   Wei, Wenhui ^c   Baser, Erdem ^b   Xie, Lin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STATINMED RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Exenatide; Insulin glargine; Pharmacoeconomics; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EXENDIN 4; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN GLARGINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN, LONG-ACTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOMS;

EID: 81255124243     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.605818     Document Type: Article

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