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Is It Time to Prioritize Diabetes Prevention in Practice?

Arch G. Mainous and Desmond A. Schatz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2019, 32 (4) 457-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.190114
Arch G. Mainous III
From the Department of Health Services Research Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM); Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville (DAS); University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville (DAS).
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From the Department of Health Services Research Management, and Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (AGM); Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville (AGM); Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville (DAS); University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville (DAS).
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