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Kopec, K.T., Kowalski, M.J. Metformin-Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA): Case Files of the Einstein Medical Center Medical Toxicology Fellowship. J. Med. Toxicol. 9, 61–66 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-012-0278-3
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