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Editorial
. 2021 Jan;87(1):9-11.
doi: 10.1111/bcp.14517. Epub 2020 Aug 30.

Is avoidance of hypoglycaemia a better target than HbA1C in older people with diabetes?

Katharina Mattishent  1 , Yoon Kong Loke  1
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Is avoidance of hypoglycaemia a better target than HbA1C in older people with diabetes?

Katharina Mattishent et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Jan.
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Keywords: diabetes; drug safety; insulin therapy; prescribing; therapeutic drug monitoring.

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