title: Should metformin be prescribed to overweight adolescents in whom dietary/behavioural modifications have not helped?
authors.affiliation: University College Hospital, London, UK. emmaalicewebb@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000188:drug therapy; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin