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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;19(11):1499-1501.
doi: 10.1111/dom.12994. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis: Moving towards a new paradigm?

Thomas A Bicsak  1 , Brandon Walsh  1 , Mark Fineman  1
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Editorial

Metformin-associated lactic acidosis: Moving towards a new paradigm?

Thomas A Bicsak et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Nov.
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Representation of lactic acidosis risk as a function of metformin accumulation and other precipitating factors
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