Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 301-305 , March 2007

How well controlled are our type 2 diabetic patients in 2002? An observational study in North and Central Trinidad

Received 10 August 2005 ,Accepted 26 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.06.026

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 301-305 , March 2007

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