Does Metformin Improve Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?

American Family Physician

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2163-2164

  Nothnagle, Melissa ^a,b   Taylor, Julie Scott ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; METFORMIN;

ANOVULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIFESTYLE; LIVER FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NOTE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0344630171     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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