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Adv Pharm Bull. 2018;8(2): 347-351. doi: 10.15171/apb.2018.040
PMID: 30023337        PMCID: PMC6046431

Short Communication

Effect of Cucurbita Maxima on Control of Blood Glucose in Diabetic Critically Ill Patients

Ata Mahmoodpoor 1, Mahsa Medghalchi 2, Hossein Nazemiyeh 3,4, Parina Asgharian 5,4, Kamran Shadvar 6, Hadi Hamishehkar 7 *

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