Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 97-99 , June 2008

Primary care diabetes in Greece

  • C. Lionis

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Zip Code 71003, Heraklion City, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 2810394621.
    • ,
  • Ath. Papathanasiou

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Zip Code 71003, Heraklion City, Greece
    • Health Centre of Stylida, Lamia, Greece

Received 13 February 2008 ,Accepted 17 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2008.03.003

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 97-99 , June 2008

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