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Review
. 2024 Aug;31(8):832-834.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14922. Epub 2024 Apr 25.

Metformin for Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Blair J MacDonald  1 , Ricky D Turgeon  1 , James McCormack  1
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Review

Metformin for Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Blair J MacDonald et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Aug.
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Keywords: diabetes; metformin.

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