Diabetes mellitus performance measures in individuals with limited life expectancy

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-363

  Lee, Sei J ^a   Boyd, Cynthia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATIGUE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84863121909     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03783.x     Document Type: Review

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