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Metformin versus acarbose therapy in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a prospective randomised double-blind study

Aida Hanjalic-BeckDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Boris GabrielDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Wolfgang SchaeferDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Hans-Peter ZahradnikDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Marcus SchoriesClinic for hormonal disease and diabetes, Basel, Switzerland
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Clemens TempferDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Christoph KeckPan Institut for Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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Dominik DenschlagDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Pages 690-697 | Received 15 Oct 2009, Accepted 08 Feb 2010, Published online: 13 Jul 2010

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