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Published in: Acta Diabetologica 1/2017

01-01-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Some thoughts about a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 and takotsubo syndrome

Author: John E. Madias

Published in: Acta Diabetologica | Issue 1/2017

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Title
Some thoughts about a patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 and takotsubo syndrome
Author
John E. Madias
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Acta Diabetologica / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0940-5429
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5233
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-016-0925-2

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