A nationwide wastewater-based assessment of metformin consumption across Australia
Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes. Monitoring spatial patterns of metformin use could provide new insights into treatment of type 2 diabetes and the distribution among populations. This study applied a wastewater-based epidemiological (WBE) approach to estimate metformi...
Main Authors: | Dan Yang, Qiuda Zheng, Phong K. Thai, Fahad Ahmed, Jake W. O'Brien, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas, Ben Tscharke |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-07-01
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Series: | Environment International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022002094 |
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