Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for stroke incidence and mortality in Mexican American older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 640-645

  Ottenbacher, Kenneth J ^a,b   Ostir, Glenn V ^a   Peek, M Kristen ^a,b   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 3042791618     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.6.m640     Document Type: Article

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