Metformin-associated lactic acidosis

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 90-92

  Kovacs, Katherine A ^a   Morton, A Ross ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Diabetes mellitus; Hemodialysis; Lactic acidosis; Metformin

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE;

EID: 0029738267     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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