To the Editor

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 752-753

  Giaccari, Andrea ^a   Giorda, Carlo B ^b   Riccardi, Gabriele ^c   de Micheli, Alberto ^d   Bruno, Graziella ^e   Monge, Luca ^f   Frontoni, Simona ^g  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Ligurian Health Agency   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f Orthopaedic and Trauma Center   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; NOTE; STANDARD;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

EID: 84861120415     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-10-201205150-00020     Document Type: Letter

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