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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A follow-up study of the occurrence and consequences of HbA1c measurements in an unselected cohort of non-pharmacologically treated patients with Type 2 diabetes

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Pages 57-62 | Received 18 Apr 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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