Type 1 diabetes and perinatal factors in Catalonia (Spain)
✍ Scribed by V Borras; A Freitas; C Castell; R Gispert; M Jané
- Book ID
- 110905883
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 485 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1399-543X
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