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Prevalence of Diabetes Medication Intensifications in Older Adults Discharged From US Veterans Health Administration Hospitals

IMPORTANCE: Elevated blood glucose levels are common in hospitalized older adults and may lead clinicians to intensify outpatient diabetes medications at discharge, risking potential overtreatment when patients return home. OBJECTIVE: To assess how often hospitalized older adults are discharged with...

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Autores principales: Anderson, Timothy S., Lee, Sei, Jing, Bocheng, Fung, Kathy, Ngo, Sarah, Silvestrini, Molly, Steinman, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32207832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1511