Glycemic Goals in Diabetes: Trade-off Between Glycemic Control and Iatrogenic Hypoglycemia
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Glycemic goals in diabetes: trade-off between glycemic control and iatrogenic hypoglycemia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0012-1797,1939-327X
DOI: 10.2337/db14-0059