Guidelines for the management of diabetic patients in the health centers of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-23

  Al Faris, Eiad A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

diabetes; family medicine; Guidelines; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012518820     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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