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Insulin Injection and Blood Glucose Meter Systems

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Morera, J. (2019). Insulin Injection and Blood Glucose Meter Systems. In: Reznik, Y. (eds) Handbook of Diabetes Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98119-2_2

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