Preventing type 1 diabetes mellitus: hype and hope
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Preventing type 1 diabetes mellitus: hype and hope.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.4-5-442