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Effects of metformin use on total mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A matched-subject design

BACKGROUNDS: Few studies have investigated the therapeutic effects of metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We compared the risk of all-cause mortality between metformin users and nonusers. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective c...

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Autores principales: Yen, Fu-Shun, Chen, Weishan, Wei, James Cheng-Chung, Hsu, Chih-Cheng, Hwu, Chii-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30286138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204859