Disease burden evaluation of fall-related events in the elderly due to hypoglycemia and other diabetic complications: A clinical review

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 287-294

  Malabu, Usman H ^a   Vangaveti, Venkat N ^a   Kennedy, Richard Lee ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes complications; Elderly; Falls; Fractures; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; METFORMIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALL RISK; FRACTURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

EID: 84937814221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S66821     Document Type: Review

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