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Is Knowledge of Type 2 Diabetic Patients about Stroke Acceptable- a Cross Sectional Study
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7062.942a