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Incretin Mimetics and DPP-IV Inhibitors: New Paradigms for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Deborah Hinnen, Loretta L. Nielsen, Amy Waninger and Pamela Kushner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2006, 19 (6) 612-620; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.6.612
Deborah Hinnen
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Deborah Hinnen, Loretta L. Nielsen, Amy Waninger, Pamela Kushner
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2006, 19 (6) 612-620; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.6.612

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