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Asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus should be screened for coronary artery disease

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Th. Wackers, F.J. Asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus should be screened for coronary artery disease. J Nucl Cardiol 13, 609–615 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.06.129

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