Physicians' prescribing patterns for patients with diabetes are changing for the better

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Rodbard, Helena W ^a   Jellinger, Paul S ^b,c  

^a Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Care   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA 1 GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; BLADDER CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLUID RETENSION; FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84867782205     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.04.035     Document Type: Letter

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