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Editorial
. 2009 Sep;32(9):1748-50.
doi: 10.2337/dc09-1183.

Metformin, cancer, alphabet soup, and the role of epidemiology in etiologic research

Bruce B Duncan, Maria I Schmidt
Editorial

Metformin, cancer, alphabet soup, and the role of epidemiology in etiologic research

Bruce B Duncan et al. Diabetes Care. 2009 Sep.
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