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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14232

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Vol. 145 No. 5152 (2015)

Diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes seems to be trivial but is often delayed

  • Ulrich Keller
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Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14232
Published
13.12.2015

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