Probable hepatotoxicity associated with the use of metformin in type 2 diabetes

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hashmi, Taqi ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLIMEPIRIDE; METFORMIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

EID: 80053977053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4092     Document Type: Article

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