Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 96-101 , March 2010

Use of health care services among diabetic Spanish adults: related factors and trends, 1993–2006

Received 1 September 2008 ,Revised 9 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2009.01.001

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 96-101 , March 2010