Hypoglycemia Event Rates: A Comparison Between Real-World Data and Randomized Controlled Trial Populations in Insulin-Treated Diabetes

Lisa Elliott1, Carrie Fidler2, A Ditchfield2, Trine Stissing1
1Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark
2DRG Abacus, 6 Talisman Business Centre, Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK

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