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Comment
. 2013 Aug;36(8):e134.
doi: 10.2337/dc13-0742.

Response to Comment on: Hanssen et al. Associations between the ankle-brachial index and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality are similar in individuals without and with type 2 diabetes: nineteen-year follow-up of a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care 2012;35:1731-1735

Nordin M J Hanssen, Maya S Huijberts, Casper G Schalkwijk, Giel Nijpels, Jacqueline M Dekker, Coen D A Stehouwer
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Response to Comment on: Hanssen et al. Associations between the ankle-brachial index and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality are similar in individuals without and with type 2 diabetes: nineteen-year follow-up of a population-based cohort study. Diabetes Care 2012;35:1731-1735

Nordin M J Hanssen et al. Diabetes Care. 2013 Aug.
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