The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and its associated health problems in a community-dwelling elderly population

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-376

  Hewitt, J ^a,b,c,d   Smeeth, L ^b   Bulpitt, C J ^c   Fletcher, A E ^b  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associated health problems; Diabetes; Elderly; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 64249147506     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02687.x     Document Type: Article

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