Taking hypoglycaemia seriously: Diabetes, dementia and heart disease

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 246-249

  Holt, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Dementia; Elderly care; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955830845     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2011.16.5.246     Document Type: Article

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