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Glycemic control and the risk of microvascular complications in people with diabetes mellitus

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Tasci, I., Basgoz, B.B. & Saglam, K. Glycemic control and the risk of microvascular complications in people with diabetes mellitus. Acta Diabetol 53, 129–130 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-015-0778-0

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