Asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus should not be screened for coronary artery disease
โ Scribed by Raymond J. Gibbons
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1071-3581
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