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Commentary

The enigma of metformin-associated lactic acidosis

D. N. JuurlinkSunnybrook Research Institute and the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. M. RobertsBurns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
Pages 85-87 | Received 30 Dec 2013, Accepted 31 Dec 2013, Published online: 02 Feb 2014

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