Diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and old age disability

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-50

  Resnick, Helaine E ^a,c   Stansberry, Kevin B ^a   Harris, Tamar B ^b   Tirivedi, Mahdvi ^b   Smith, Kimberly ^b   Morgan, Polly ^a   Vinik, Aaaron I ^a  

^a MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Diabetes; Disability; Electrophysiology; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; VIBRATION SENSE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGING; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERONEAL NERVE; PRESSURE; SENSATION;

EID: 0036135373     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.1217     Document Type: Article

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