Is silent myocardial infarction more common in women with type 2 diabetes than in men?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1056-8727
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.02.002