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Comment
. 2008 Mar 29;336(7646):683.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.531319.3A.

Very tight glucose control: May be high risk, low benefit

John S Yudkin
Comment

Very tight glucose control: May be high risk, low benefit

John S Yudkin. BMJ. .
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