Trends and Determinants of Oral Anti-Diabetic Initiation in Youth with Suspected Type 2 Diabetes.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate trends and identify predictors of treatment initiation of oral anti-diabetic drugs (OAD) in youth. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We identified a select population of children, ages 8-18 years, with at least 13 months of continuous health plan coverage within the years 2001-2012 in a lar...

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Main Authors: Mona Cai, Michael D Kappelman, Cynthia J Girman, Nina Jain, Til Stürmer, Maurice Alan Brookhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140611