Ethnicity and prevalence of diabetic complications in elderly patients

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-142

  Hewitt, Jonathan ^a,b   Gallen, Ian ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic; Elderly; Ethnic

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC HYPERTENSION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROALBUMINURIA; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2442679021     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.617     Document Type: Article

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