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Review
. 2005 Aug 30;173(5):502-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.045292.

Metformin's contraindications should be contraindicated

James McCormack  1 , Kevin Johns, Hugh Tildesley
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Review

Metformin's contraindications should be contraindicated

James McCormack et al. CMAJ. .
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