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Open AccessAuthor Correction: The effects of acarbose therapy on reductions of myocardial infarction and all-cause death in T2DM during 10-year multifactorial interventions (The Bei**g Community Diabetes Study 24)
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessThe effects of acarbose therapy on reductions of myocardial infarction and all-cause death in T2DM during 10-year multifactorial interventions (The Bei**g Community Diabetes Study 24)
To investigate the potential benefits of acarbose therapy on cardiovascular events (CVD) in Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in an urban community over 10-year follow-up. The study population of Bei**g Community Diabet...
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To date, research is lacking on the development of a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment tool for people with diabetes mellitus, in general, and for Chinese patients with diabetes in particular. We ha...
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