Older people with diabetes have higher risk of depression, cognitive and functional impairments: Implications for diabetes services

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 751-755

  Chau, Pui Hig ^a,b,c,d   Woo, J ^a,b,c,d   Lee, C H ^a,b,c,d   Cheung, W L ^a,b,c,d   Chen, J ^a,b,c,d   Chan, W M ^a,b,c,d   Hui, L ^a,b,c,d   McGhee, S M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ageing; Diabetes mellitus; health care delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84856303662     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0071-z     Document Type: Article

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