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Effect of metformin on serum vitamin B12 level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

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  1. Endocrine Research Center, Tabriz University in Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Mitra Niafar, Behrad Jamali & Naser Aghamohadzadeh

  2. School of advanced technologies in medicine, Tehran University in Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nasrin LotfiBakhshaiesh

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo, 252 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA

    Nader D. Nader

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Niafar, M., Jamali, B., LotfiBakhshaiesh, N. et al. Effect of metformin on serum vitamin B12 level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 35, 628–629 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-014-0279-7

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