Clinical complexity of diabetes mellitus during old age;La complessità clinica del paziente anziano diabetico

Giornale di Gerontologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 431-435

  Solerte, S Bruno ^a   Fioravanti, M ^a   Ferrari, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Glucose metabolism; Pathogenesis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MUSCLE MASS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POLYPHARMACY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 1942517953     PISSN: 00170305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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