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Controversies in off-loading: Should big brother be watching?

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Crews, R.T., Bowling, F.L. & Boulton, A.J.M. Controversies in off-loading: Should big brother be watching?. Curr Diab Rep 9, 417–419 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-009-0068-8

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