Endocrinol Metab.  2015 Mar;30(1):45-46. 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.1.45.

Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis

• Suh S

• KMID: 2407102
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2015.30.1.45

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acidosis, Lactic*

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