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第15回国際糖尿病会議 << 1994年(平成6年) 11月4日 >> 2-5-146

The 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress Issued on November 4, 1994 (Heisei 6)

The 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress Issued on November 4, 1994 (Heisei 6)
The International Diabetes Conference began in Leiden, the Netherlands in 1952 and held once every three years. In November 1994, the 15th meeting was held in Japan. The conference was successfully completed with more than 5,000 participants from 108 countries. The stamp was issued in commemoration of this conference and is designed with "Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027: a poet who is said to be a diabetic) and insulin crystals".