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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2018

Pioglitazone and cardiovascular risk in T2DM patients: is it good for all?

Muhammad Abdul-Ghani, Amin Jayyous, Nidal Asaad, Sherif Helmy, Jassim Al-Suwaidi

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Muhammad Abdul-GhaniAcademic Health System, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Amin JayyousAcademic Health System, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Nidal AsaadCardio-Metabolic Institute, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Sherif HelmyCardio-Metabolic Institute, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Jassim Al-SuwaidiCardio-Metabolic Institute, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID29951514
PMCPMC5994533

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