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Should we still collect blood glucose sampling in fluoride tubes? An evidence-based study

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    Mohini Bhargava

  2. Department of Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, UP, India

    Narinder Pal Singh & Anish Kumar Gupta

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Bhargava, M., Singh, N.P. & Gupta, A.K. Should we still collect blood glucose sampling in fluoride tubes? An evidence-based study. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 39, 243–244 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-018-0688-0

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