Leitzmann, Michael F., Seliger, Corinna, Meier, Christoph R., Becker, Claudia 
, Jick, Susan S., Proescholdt, Martin, Bogdahn, Ulrich and Hau, Peter
(2017)
Diabetes, use of metformin, and the risk of meningioma.
PLoS ONE 12 (7), e0181089.
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Abstract
Background Metformin is a commonly used oral antidiabetic agent that has been associated with decreased cancer risk. However, data regarding the association between metformin use and the risk of meningioma are unavailable. Methods We conducted a matched case-control analysis using data from the U. K.-based Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) to analyse diabetes status, duration of ...
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| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Date: | 14 July 2017 | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurologie | ||||
| Projects: | Open Access Publizieren (DFG) | ||||
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| Keywords: | PRACTICE RESEARCH DATABASE; BRAIN-TUMORS; GLIOMA; ADULTS; METAANALYSIS; ASSOCIATION; POPULATION; THERAPY; HISTORY; CANCER; | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 36537 |
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