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Editorials

New guidelines for the use of insulin infusion pumps in South Africa: a welcome document which is well overdue

, MBBCh, FAAP, FACE (Consultant) & , BSc, MBBCh, FCP(SA), FRCP(London), FACE (Specialist Physician Endocrinologist; Principal Physician and Managing Director, CDE Hon Visiting Professor)
Pages 13-14 | Published online: 12 Aug 2014

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