Diabetes in the elderly: Problems of care and service provision

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages 66-72

  Croxson, S ^a,b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Elderly; Healthcare

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; STATE MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036063178     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.19.s4.12.x     Document Type: Review

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