International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 146-149 , September 2011

Is the Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, and Increased Physical Limitations in an Elderly Population if Multiple Chronic Illnesses are Taken into Consideration?

  • Yang-Wen Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • All contributing authors declare no conflict of interest.
    • ,
  • Ching-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Geriatric Research, Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • All contributing authors declare no conflict of interest.
    • ,
  • Li-Jen Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • All contributing authors declare no conflict of interest.
    • ,
  • Yin-Chang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • All contributing authors declare no conflict of interest.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Yin-Chang Wu, #115, South Hall, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Received 29 June 2010 ,Revised 22 August 2010 ,Accepted 26 October 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijge.2011.09.036

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 146-149 , September 2011

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