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Reappraisal of Metformin Efficacy in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

2012; Public Library of Science; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001204

ISSN

1549-1676

Autores

Rémy Boussageon, Irène Supper, Théodora Bejan‐Angoulvant, Nadir Kellou, Michel Cucherat, Jean‐Pierre Boissel, Behrouz Kassaï, Alain Moreau, François Gueyffier, Catherine Cornu,

Tópico(s)

Diabetes Management and Research

Resumo

Catherine Cornu and colleagues performed a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of metformin efficacy on cardiovascular morbidity or mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and showed that although metformin is considered the gold standard, its benefit/risk ratio remains uncertain.

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