Old Age May Not Be a Contraindication to the Use of Metformin

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Chen, Harn-Shen [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Taipei Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Med, Div Endocrinol & Metab, Taipei 112, Taiwan
[2] Natl Yang Ming Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70134-9
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R5 [内科学];
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