Glucose metabolism in older adults: A study including subjects more than 80 years of age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 813-817

  Garcia, Gloria V ^b   Freeman, Rosario V ^b   Supiano, Mark A ^b   Smith, Marla J ^b   Galecki, Andrzej T ^b   Halter, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MALE;

EID: 0030757268     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb01507.x     Document Type: Article

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