Is There Evidence That Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Reduce Cardiovascular Morbidity or Mortality? No
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Is There Evidence That Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Reduce Cardiovascular Morbidity or Mortality? No
D iabetes induces a high degree of morbidity and significant reduction of life expectancy in affected subjects. Microvascular complications include retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy, which frequently are underlying factors of major morbidity and disability associated with diabetes. However, macrovascular complications, and mainly cardiovascular disease, are still the leading causes of de...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-s335