Cognitive impairment in the elderly diabetics

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Motta, M ^a   Sorace, S ^a   Restuccia, S ^a   Carnazzo, G ^a   Corrao, G ^a   Seminara, G ^a   Maugeri, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged diabetics; Cognitive impairment; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Senile diabetics

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029813832     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)86911-1     Document Type: Article

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