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spellingShingle Levy, A, Practical Diabetes International, A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine
title A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
title_full A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
title_fullStr A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
title_full_unstemmed A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
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title_sort a versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
title_unstemmed A versatile, inexpensive and intuitive off‐the‐shelf computer system for diabetes clinic audit
topic Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pdi.1960100510