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Comment on Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are risk factors for falls in the hospital population by Berra et al.

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1200 East Marshall Street, Richmond, 23298, Virginia, USA

    Aldo Bonaventura, Alessandra Vecchié, Salvatore Carbone & Antonio Abbate

  2. First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Aldo Bonaventura & Alessandra Vecchié

  3. First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Fabrizio Montecucco

  4. IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genova–Italian Cardiovascular Network, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Fabrizio Montecucco

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Bonaventura, A., Vecchié, A., Carbone, S. et al. Comment on Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are risk factors for falls in the hospital population by Berra et al.. Acta Diabetol 57, 109–110 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-019-01379-6

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