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Comment
. 2009 Mar 17;180(6):601-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090092.

Is diagnosing metabolic syndrome a uniquely simple way to predict incident type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Gerald M Reaven  1
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Is diagnosing metabolic syndrome a uniquely simple way to predict incident type 2 diabetes mellitus?

Gerald M Reaven. CMAJ. .
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