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Natércia Neves Marques de Queiroz1, Franciane Trindade Cunha de Melo1, Fabrício de Souza Resende1

  • 1Endocrinology Division, University Hospital Joao de Barros Barreto, Federal University of Para, Mundurucus Street, 4487, Guama, Belem 66073-000, Para, Brazil.

Current Diabetes Reviews
|July 31, 2020
PubMed
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Keywords:
Diabetes mellitusambulatoryblood pressureblood pressure monitoringcholecalciferoltype 1vitamin D

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