Association of antidiabetic therapies with lower extremity amputation, mortality and healthcare cost from a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Taiwan
Abstract We compared risks of clinical outcomes, mortality and healthcare costs among new users of different classes of anti-diabetic medications. This is a population-based, retrospective, new-user design cohort study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database between May 2, 2015 and Septe...
Main Authors: | Hsien-Yen Chang, Ying-Yi Chou, Wenze Tang, Guann-Ming Chang, Chi‐Feng Hsieh, Sonal Singh, Yu-Chi Tung |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-03-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86516-4 |
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