Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with prior myocardial infarction
✍ Scribed by Rathmann, W. ;Icks, A. ;Haastert, B. ;Giani, G. ;Löwel, H. ;Mielck, A.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-5860
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