Polyneuropathy - Diagnostic
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Diagnostic criteria of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in diabetes mellitus.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0012-0472,1439-4413
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34529