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Review
. 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1308-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39581.495069.AD.

Commentary: controversies in NICE guidance on management of type 2 diabetes

Stephen Atkin  1 , Christopher Walton
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Review

Commentary: controversies in NICE guidance on management of type 2 diabetes

Stephen Atkin et al. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Both authors have been advisers to, or have received grants from, all major insulin and oral agent companies in the UK.

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