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Advanced diagnostic methods of small fiber diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Tae Sun Park1, Hong Sun Baek, Ji Hyun Park

  • 1Chonbuk National University Medical School, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-756, Korea. pts@chonbuk.ac.kr

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
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