Eliminating Missed Opportunities for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Trends Endocrinol Metab

Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; University Hospitals Health System, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address:

Published: May 2021

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