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Correction to: Exploring the bi-directional relationship between pancreatic cancer and diabetes mellitus: a
Harry Kellam1, Kein-Leong Yim2
1University of Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3AT UK.
Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
|June 19, 2020
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s40200-018-0366-2.].
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