Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in elderly people in Canada: Report from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-577

  Rockwood, Kenneth ^a   Tan, Meng Hee ^a   Phillips, Stephen ^a   Mcdowell, Ian ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Diabetes mellitus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0031785531     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.5.573     Document Type: Article

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