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MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN MONITORING AND TREATING TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE ELDERLY

Elżbieta Stec-Sawina
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Agnieszka Sawina
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Sara Rakotoarison
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Jakub Fiegler-Rudol
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Karolina Lau
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Janusz Kasperczyk
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  1. Department of Health Education, Chair of Nursing Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
  2. Chair and Department of Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Health Problems of Civilization
Online publish date: 2025/06/24
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