Diabetes in older adults: a consensus report

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M Sue Kirkman et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Dec.

. 2012 Dec;60(12):2342-56.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.12035. Epub 2012 Oct 25.

¹ Medical Affairs and Community Information, American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors disclosed the following financial conflicts of interest:

MSK, NC, HF, LBH, PSO, REP, and CSS disclosed no conflicts.

The real research question about diabetes mellitus in older adults.
Finucane TE. Finucane TE. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 May;61(5):843. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12238. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013. PMID: 23672561 No abstract available.

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