Vitamin B12 status in metformin treated patients: systematic review.

OBJECTIVE: Randomized controlled trials and observational studies have yielded inconsistent results on the effects of metformin on vitamin B12 reduction. We therefore performed a systematic review to analyze the effects of metformin on vitamin B12 concentration. METHODS: PubMed, Medline, Embase, and...

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Main Authors: Qilin Liu, Sheyu Li, Heng Quan, Jianwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4069007?pdf=render