Metformin Use and Leukemia Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

BackgroundThe effect of metformin on leukemia risk remains unknown.MethodsThe Taiwan’s National Health Insurance database was used to enroll 610,089 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients on at least 2 anti-diabetic prescriptions during 1999–2009. We followed-up these patients until 31 December 20...

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Main Author: Chin-Hsiao Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.541090/full