Prevalence of vitamin B deficiency among metformin-treated type 2 diabetic patients in a tertiary institution, South-South Nigeria
Background: The risk of chronic metformin pharmacotherapy to cause vitamin B 12 deficiency and its associated medical complications has been of immense concern among diabetic patients. Some studies have postulated that vitamin B 12 deficiency is highly prevalent among chronic metformin-treated adult...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-05-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119853433 |