Metformin and reduced risk of cancer in diabetic patients
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- 22 April 2005
- Vol. 330 (7503), 1304-1305
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38415.708634.f7
Abstract
We tested this hypothesis using record linkage databases developed in Tayside, Scotland: a diabetes clinical information system (DARTS) and a database of dispensed prescriptions (MEMO).4 We did a pilot case-control study using previously validated methods.5Keywords
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