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Methodological issues in meta-analysis of the metformin effects on simple obesity

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This study was funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (grant number: 2018M631780).

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Tian, S. Methodological issues in meta-analysis of the metformin effects on simple obesity. Endocrine 65, 219–220 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-019-01851-x

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