Clinical complexity and mortality in middle-aged and older adults with diabetes

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1313-1320

  Cigolle, Christine T ^a,b,c   Kabeto, Mohammed U ^b   Lee, Pearl G ^b,c,d   Blaum, Caroline S ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Comorbidity; Diabetes; Disability; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SELF CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84869480876     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls095     Document Type: Article

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