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How doctors choose medications to treat type 2 diabetes: a national survey of specialists and academic generalists.

Grant, Richard W; Wexler, Deborah J; Watson, Alice J; Lester, William T; Cagliero, Enrico; Campbell, Eric G; Nathan, David M
Diabetes care; 2007 Jun;30(6):1448-53. PMID: 17337497
General Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rgrant@partners.org
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Abstract

Glycemic control remains suboptimal despite the wide range of available medications. More effective medication prescription might result in better control. However, the process by which physicians choose glucose-lowering medicines is poorly understood. We sought to study the means by which physicians choose medications for type 2 diabetic patients.