Study design and recruitment for a prospective controlled study of diabesity: Taiwan Diabesity Study

Summary: Background: Strong evidence has shown that metabolic surgery is more effective than medical treatment in the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients. However, no study demonstrated a survival benefit and reduction of diabetes-related end-organ damage. Here, we describe the study design of a...

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Main Authors: Wei-Jei Lee, Yi-Cheng Chang, Owaid Almalki, Seh-Huang Chao, Chieh Hsiang Lu, Ching-Chu Chen, Yu-Yao Huang, Yi-Chih Lee, Chih-Cheng Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958417306280