Effects of medical therapies on retinopathy progression in type 2 diabetes: Is blood pressure control the lower the better?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University School of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan.

Chia-Hsiun Chang et al. J Diabetes Investig. 2011.

. 2011 Apr 7;2(2):101-3.

doi: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2010.00085.x.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University School of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan.

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