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. 2020 Jul;16(3):337.
doi: 10.1007/s13181-020-00770-y. Epub 2020 Mar 26.

The Effect of Residual Confoundingon Mortality in Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

Josh J Wang  1 , Robert S Hoffman  2
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The Effect of Residual Confoundingon Mortality in Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

Josh J Wang et al. J Med Toxicol. 2020 Jul.
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