Diabetic Cardiovascular Risk and Carnitine Deficiency <br/>—Carnitine Deficiency in Clinical Diabetes Mellitus
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Diabetic Cardiovascular Risk and Carnitine Deficiency
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2160-5831,2160-5858
DOI: 10.4236/jdm.2014.43029