Retraction: mobile phone text messaging and Telephone follow-up in type 2 diabetic patients for 3 months: a comparative study
Journal Title: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 0
Abstract
This article (Zolfaghari M, et al., Metabolic Disorders 2012, 11:7) has been retracted as it has already been published in the Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity (Zolfaghari M, et al., Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Obesity 2009, 1(1):45-51).
Authors and Affiliations
Mirta Zolfaghari, Seyedeh A Mousavifar, Hamid Haghani
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