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Health care services provided to type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia

Khalid A. Al-Rubeaan, Hamad A. Al-Manaa, Tawfik A. Khoja, Ahmad H. Al-Sharqawi, Khaled H. Aburisheh, Amira M. Youssef, Metib S. Alotaibi and Ali A. Al-Gamdi
Saudi Medical Journal October 2015, 36 (10) 1216-1225; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.10.12596

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