Effects of metformin on body weight and body composition in obese insulin-resistant children: a randomized clinical trial.

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Published in Diabetes on January 12, 2011

Authors

Jack A Yanovski1, Jonathan Krakoff, Christine G Salaita, Jennifer R McDuffie, Merel Kozlosky, Nancy G Sebring, James C Reynolds, Sheila M Brady, Karim A Calis

Author Affiliations

1: Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. jy15i@nih.gov

Associated clinical trials:

Metformin to Treat Obesity in Children With Insulin Resistance | NCT00005669

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