Biological risk of older adults with visual impairments

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 296-302

  Steinman, B A ^a   Vasunilashorn, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; nutrition; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79954417812     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0296-2     Document Type: Article

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