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Metformin: Possible Use of a Diabetes Drug in Treatment of Cancer. 二甲双胍:可能用于治疗癌症的糖尿病药物。

Clinical research in diabetes and endocrinology Pub Date : 2018-01-01

Albert Vacheron, Anne Wynn, Jeff Zuber, Solomon S Solomon

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