Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the clinical setting: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7850, 2012, Pages 17-

  Karagiannis, Thomas ^a   Paschos, Paschalis ^a   Paletas, Konstantinos ^a   Matthews, David R ^b   Tsapas, Apostolos ^a,c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LINAGLIPTIN; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; SAXAGLIPTIN; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA; VILDAGLIPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIPEPTIDYL-PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITORS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; METFORMIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859174317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e1369     Document Type: Article

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