Efficacy and safety of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide versus the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor sitagliptin in young (<50 years) obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of the once-daily prandial glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist lixisenatide with the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor sitagliptin in patients aged <50 years affected by obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and methods: This was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623714000118 |