Diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and pneumonia in long-term care facilities: A 2-year, prospective cohort study

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-37

  Chen, Liang Kung ^a,b   Peng, Li Ning ^a,b   Lin, Ming Hsien ^a,b   Lai, Hsiu Yun ^a,b   Lin, Hsin Chieh ^c   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Elderly; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650618389     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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