Continuous Diabetes Screening in a Rural Area
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Type 2 diabetes in a Senegalese rural area
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports (1896-1970)
سال: 1960
ISSN: 0094-6214
DOI: 10.2307/4590924