Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 77-86 , January 2010

Problems of diabetes management in the immigrant population in Germany

Received 29 August 2008 ,Revised 14 May 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.07.009

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 77-86 , January 2010

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