Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages e28-e31 , June 2010

What happens after community-based screening for diabetes in rural and Indigenous individuals?

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 16 September 2009 ,Accepted 2 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.02.003

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages e28-e31 , June 2010