How important is diabetes as a risk factor for cardiovascular and other diseases in older adults?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1711-1712

  Kengne, Andre Pascal ^a   Patel, Anushka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750892837     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030424     Document Type: Short Survey

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