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An online source of information for diabetes mellitus patients—a neglected opportunity for a developing region like Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Úvalu 84, 150 00, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jan Brož, Patricie Brunátová, Marisa A. Nunes & Muhammed A. Gülmez

  2. Norwegian Centre for E-Health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Eirik Arsand

  3. Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

    Eirik Arsand

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Brož, J., Brunátová, P., Nunes, M.A. et al. An online source of information for diabetes mellitus patients—a neglected opportunity for a developing region like Sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 38, 249–250 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-017-0594-x

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