Complication-free duration and the risk of development of retinopathy in elderly diabetic patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 641-644

  Cohen, Ohad ^a   Norymberg, Klara ^b   Neumann, Eylon ^b   Dekel, Hilla ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Kupat Holim Cllalit   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032559836     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.6.641     Document Type: Article

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