Complications of diabetes in elderly people

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7370, 2002, Pages 916-917

  Gregg, Edward W ^a   Engelgau, Michael M ^a   Narayan, Venkat ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037180225     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7370.916     Document Type: Editorial

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