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Challenges and Approaches to Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Horton, E.S. Challenges and Approaches to Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Curr Diab Rep 10, 7–9 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-009-0079-5

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