Abstract
Long-term intensified insulin treatment, as compared with standard treatment, retards the development of microvascular complications in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
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MedicineDiabetes mellitusRetinopathyInsulinCreatinineNephropathySurgeryRenal functionInternal medicineDiabetic retinopathyEndocrinology
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Per Reichard,
Bengt-Yngve Nilsson,
Urban Rosenqvist
(1993).
The Effect of Long-Term Intensified Insulin Treatment on the Development of Microvascular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 329
(5)
, 304-309.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199307293290502
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- 10.1056/nejm199307293290502