Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 158-162 , May 2006

Falls as a complication of diabetes mellitus in older people

Received 29 March 2005 ,Revised 27 May 2005 ,Accepted 1 June 2005.

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 No funding was sought for this study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2005.06.004

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 158-162 , May 2006