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Editorial
. 2007 Sep 8;335(7618):457-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39323.395336.BE. Epub 2007 Aug 30.

Screening for diabetes

Ronald P Stolk
Editorial

Screening for diabetes

Ronald P Stolk. BMJ. .

Abstract

Targeted screening causes less stress than mass screening, but there is insufficient evidence to advocate either

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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