Functional disability related to diabetes mellitus in older Hong Kong Chinese adults

Gerontology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 334-339

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Chi, Iris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Disability; Elderly Hong Kong Chinese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CHINESE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23944500070     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086371     Document Type: Article

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