title: Mortality and metformin use in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease--Authors' reply.
authors: Division of Nephrology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
authors: Szu-Chun
authors: SC
authors: Hung
authors: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors: Yu-Kang
authors: YK
authors: Chang
authors: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors: Jia-Sin
authors: JS
authors: Liu
authors: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan; Institutes of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors: Chih-Cheng
authors: CC
authors: Hsu
authors: Institutes of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan; Physiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: dctarng@vghtpe.gov.tw.
authors: Der-Cherng
authors: DC
authors: Tarng
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