A look at the trend in diabetes-related complications in the U.S. over the past two decades: looking ahead

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Chee W Chia et al. Ann Transl Med. 2014 Dec.

. 2014 Dec;2(12):121.

doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.10.05.

¹ Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.

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