How Important Is Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular and Other Diseases in Older Adults?
Open Access
- 17 October 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS Medicine
- Vol. 3 (10) , e424
Abstract
Patel and Kengne discuss a new study inPLoS Medicine which found a 2-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death associated with diabetes in people over 65 years old.Keywords
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