Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and physical activity status in elderly men and women from Cyprus (the MEDIS Study)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Polystipioti, A ^a   Polychronopoulos, E ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Elderly; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

EID: 38549088860     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950701900305     Document Type: Article

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