Diabetes and Falls

Diabetes in Old Age: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 403-415

  Cigolle, Christine T ^a,b   Blaum, Caroline S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes and falls; Epidemiology; Evaluation of older adults with diabetes who fall; Management of older adults with diabetes who fall; Pathophysiology of, and risk factors for, falling; Patient safety and quality of care; Risk factors for fall injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889314042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470744093.ch29     Document Type: Chapter

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