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Diabetes Mellitus and Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery 糖尿病与胰岛素闭环输送

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews Pub Date : 2000-08-01 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2000.10648002

G. Adams, Jan Clark, T. Sahota, S. Tanna, M. Taylor

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