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Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 1
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Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi| Edgar Diabetes & Obesity Research Centre, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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