Risk-assessment score for screening diabetes mellitus among Omani adults
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Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: SAGE Open Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2050-3121,2050-3121
DOI: 10.1177/2050312113508390