Are randomized controlled trials sufficient evidence to guide clinical practice in Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus?
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Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) occurs predominantly after the age of 50 years but is not easy to distinguish from late onset insulin-dependent diabetes. It is likely that misclassification is rare in a Caucasian population. Whilst NIDDM is widely believed to be genetically determined, recent epidemiological observations have consistently revealed statistical associations betwee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetologia
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0012-186X,1432-0428
DOI: 10.1007/s001250050017