Optimizing drug therapy in frail patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is closely linked with ageing. In frail diabetic patients, the risks of intensive antidiabetic therapy outweigh the potential benefits.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Aging Clin Exp Res

Title: Aging clinical and experimental research

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1720-8319

ISSN (Print): 1594-0667

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2020

Volume: 32

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu de Vic, Rambla Hospital, 52, 08500, Vic, Barcelona, Spain. nmolist@gmail.com.

[2 ] Central Catalonia Chronicity Research Group (C3RG), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Universitat de Vic-University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), C. Miquel Martí i Pol, C/Francesc Pla "El Vigatà", 1, 08500, Vic, Spain. nmolist@gmail.com.

[3 ] Central Catalonia Chronicity Research Group (C3RG), Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), Universitat de Vic-University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), C. Miquel Martí i Pol, C/Francesc Pla "El Vigatà", 1, 08500, Vic, Spain.

[4 ] Hospital Universitari de Vic, C/Francesc Pla "El Vigatà", 1, 08500, Vic, Barcelona, Spain.

[5 ] Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu de Vic, Rambla Hospital, 52, 08500, Vic, Barcelona, Spain.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s40520-019-01342-z

DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01342-z

PubMed ID: 31494916

SO-VID: 5197cb85-f26b-4efa-858b-1fd83f693f26

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Keywords: Frailty,Inappropriate prescription,Patient-centred care,Polypharmacy

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Keywords: Frailty, Inappropriate prescription, Patient-centred care, Polypharmacy

Optimizing drug therapy in frail patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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