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Variations in Glucose Test Ordering Practices by Diabetes Risk Factors

Florence J. Dallo, Susan C. Weller and Alvah R. Cass
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 249-250; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070221
Florence J. Dallo
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Alvah R. Cass
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Florence J. Dallo, Susan C. Weller, Alvah R. Cass
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 249-250; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070221

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