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. 2011 Jul;28(3):191-2.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.83976.

Diabetes, aging, and tuberculosis

Carlos Pérez-Guzmán  1 , Mario H Vargas
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Diabetes, aging, and tuberculosis

Carlos Pérez-Guzmán et al. Lung India. 2011 Jul.
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  • Lung India. 28(3):187.

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