Diabetes treatment deintensification in nursing homes: When less is more

Iliana C Lega^{1

2

3

4}, Paula A Rochon^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
² Women's Age Lab, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
³ Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ ICES, Toronto, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Editorial

Iliana C Lega et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;70(7):1946-1949.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.17832. Epub 2022 May 19.

Iliana C Lega^{1

2

3

4}, Paula A Rochon^{2

5}

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
² Women's Age Lab, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
³ Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
⁴ ICES, Toronto, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

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