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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;5(12):261.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.03.92.

Diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease: an ongoing battle for an ideal treatment strategy

Laura S Kerkmeijer  1 , Serdar Farhan  1 , Roxana Mehran  1 , George D Dangas  1
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Editorial

Diabetes mellitus and multivessel coronary artery disease: an ongoing battle for an ideal treatment strategy

Laura S Kerkmeijer et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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