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  1. Department of Medicine, Mayur Hospital and Research Centre, 72, Dhar Kothi, Indore, 452 001, MP, India

    Adnan Z. Bootwala, Tehsin A. Petiwala & P. G. Raman

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Bootwala, A.Z., Petiwala, T.A. & Raman, P.G. Persistent organic pollutants and diabetes mellitus. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 31, 43–44 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-010-0013-z

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