Comparison of long-term effects of metformin on longevity between people with type 2 diabetes and matched non-diabetic controls
Abstract Background Metformin, a medication for type 2 diabetes, has been linked to many non-diabetes health benefits including increasing healthy lifespan. Previous work has only examined the benefits of metformin over periods of less than ten years, which may not be long enough to capture the true...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15764-y |