The relationship between glycemic control and falls in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2041-2044

  Nelson, Joan M ^a,b   Dufraux, Kimberly ^a   Cook, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Falls; Frail elderly; Glycemic control

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORADO; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36849050347     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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