Metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in an elderly Caucasian cohort: The Italian longitudinal study on aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 505-510

  Maggi, Stefania ^a,b   Noale, Marianna ^a   Gallina, Pietro ^a   Bianchi, Daniele ^a   Marzari, Chiara ^a   Limongi, Federica ^a   Crepaldi, Gaetano ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 33646948869     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.5.505     Document Type: Article

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