PDB99 Underused Diabetes Monitoring Services and Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Share Among Americans With Diabetes Mellitus
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عنوان ژورنال: Value in Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1098-3015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.03.1020