title: Metformin in chronic kidney disease: more harm than help?
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA; Department of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: kkz@uci.edu.
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalantar-Zadeh
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Connie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008687:Metformin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin