Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , September 1996

Prevalence of retinopathy in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus at a diabetes centre in Southern India

Received 21 February 1996 ,Revised 12 August 1996 ,Accepted 16 August 1996.

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