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Adherence to the American Diabetes Association standards of care among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Saudi Arabia

Turki J. Al Harbi, Ayla M. Tourkmani, Hesham I. Al-Khashan, Adel M. Mishriky, Hala Al Qahtani and Ahmed Bakhiet
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (2) 221-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.2.9603

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