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Comment
. 2005 Aug 30;173(5):505-7.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050401.

Metformin's contraindications: needed for now

I George Fantus  1
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Metformin's contraindications: needed for now

I George Fantus. CMAJ. .
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