Implementation of guidelines for type 2 diabetes mellitus in a post-acute geriatric setting

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 338-343

  Cornali, Cristina ^a   Franzoni, Simone ^a   Di Fazio, Ignazio ^a,b   Trabucchi, Marco ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b Richiedei Medical Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Dementia; Diabetes mellitus; Frailty; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE PLUS METFORMIN; GLICLAZIDE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BRAIN DISEASE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STROKE; TUMOR; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 73849135592     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324924     Document Type: Article

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