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Diabetes Mortality and Morbidity Trends and Related Risk Factors in Iranian Adults: An Appraisal via Current Data

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Veisani Y, Khazaei S, Jenabi E, Delpisheh A. Diabetes Mortality and Morbidity Trends and Related Risk Factors in Iranian Adults: An Appraisal via Current Data. J Tehran Heart Cent. 2018;13(4):195-197.