Targeting composite treatment of type 2 diabetes in middle-income countries.
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829 August 2016, Vol. 106, No. 8 Targeting composite treatment of type 2 diabetes in middle-income countries In the article entitled ‘Targeting composite treatment of type 2 diabetes in middle-income countries – walking a tightrope between hyperglycaemia and the dangers of hypoglycaemia’, which appeared in the January 2016 SAMJ (106(1):57-61), J Wing’s qualifications on the title page should have read MB BCh, FCP (SA). The online version of the article (http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i1.10284) was corrected on 15 June 2016.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
دوره 106 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016