METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF BLOOD GLUCOSE : A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION.
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SUBMITTER: Ambade VN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531325 | biostudies-other | 1998 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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