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Comment
. 2016 Jun 23;374(25):2501.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1603067.

Metformin versus Placebo in Obese Pregnant Women without Diabetes

Fatima C Stanford  1 , Nasreen Alfaris  1 , Madhusmita Misra  1
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Metformin versus Placebo in Obese Pregnant Women without Diabetes

Fatima C Stanford et al. N Engl J Med. .
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