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Editorial
. 2009 Feb;32(2):370-2.
doi: 10.2337/dc08-2046.

How our current medical care system fails people with diabetes: lack of timely, appropriate clinical decisions

Mayer B Davidson
Editorial

How our current medical care system fails people with diabetes: lack of timely, appropriate clinical decisions

Mayer B Davidson. Diabetes Care. 2009 Feb.
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