Dietary supplements and probiotics for diabetes.

Am J Nurs

Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Published: July 2012

An overview of the most popular alternative therapeutic modalities.

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