Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction are Associated with Inadequately Controlled Diabetes in Older Adults

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 229-233

  Grober, Ellen ^a   Hall, Charles B ^a   Hahn, Steven R ^b   Lipton, Richard B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; cognitive impairment; dementia; diabetes; Latino

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990317720     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911409945     Document Type: Article

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