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Hepatology
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Metformin decreases hepatocellular carcinoma risk in a dose-dependent manner: population-based and in vitro studies

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  • Hsiao-Ping Chen Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TaiwanDivision of Gastroenterology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jeng-Jer Shieh Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Education and Research and Division of Gastroenterology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chia-Che Chang Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Basic Medical Science and Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tzu-Ting Chen Department of Education and Research and Division of Gastroenterology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jaw-Town Lin Division of Gastroenterology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital and I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCenter for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institutes; Miaoli, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ming-Shiang Wu Division of Gastroenterology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jeng-Horng Lin Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Chun-Ying Wu Department of Education and Research and Division of Gastroenterology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Basic Medical Science and Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanFaculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Chun-Ying Wu, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan; chun{at}vghtc.gov.tw
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Chen H, Shieh J, Chang C, et al
Metformin decreases hepatocellular carcinoma risk in a dose-dependent manner: population-based and in vitro studies
Gut 2013;62:606-615.

Publication history

  • Revised May 16, 2012
  • Accepted May 18, 2012
  • First published July 7, 2012.
Online issue publication 
February 28, 2013

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