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Diabetes: Original Article

Hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes from India and Malaysia treated with sitagliptin or a sulfonylurea during Ramadan: a randomized, pragmatic study

S.R. AravindDiacon Hospital BangaloreIndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Shaiful Bahari IsmailHospital Universiti Sains Malaysia KelantanMalaysia
,
R. BalamuruganKovai Diabetes Speciality Centre and Hospital CoimbatoreIndia
,
Jugal Bihari GuptaS.R. Kalla Memorial Hospital JaipurIndia
,
Tarun WadhwaMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Sze Min LohMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Shailaja SuryawanshiMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Michael J. DaviesMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Cynthia J. GirmanMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Harvey L. KatzeffMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Larry RadicanMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
,
Samuel S. EngelMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
&
Troels WolthersMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp Whitehouse Station, NJUSA
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Pages 1289-1296 | Accepted 25 Jun 2012, Published online: 06 Jul 2012

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