The criteria for metformin-associated lactic acidosis: The quality of reporting in a large pharmacovigilance database

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 345-348

  Kajbaf, F ^a   Lalau, J D ^a,b  

^a Hôpital Sud   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; METFORMIN;

ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; PHARMACOVIGILANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84874177321     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12017     Document Type: Article

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