Metformin is not significantly different from insulin for preventing fetal macrosomia in women with gestational diabetes

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Steve L Hyer. Evid Based Med. 2012 Jun.

. 2012 Jun;17(3):88-9.

doi: 10.1136/ebm.2011.100121. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

¹ Diabetes Centre, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, UK. steve.hyer@esth.nhs.uk

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