Impaired Neurogenic Vascular Response in Patients with Diabetes and Neuropathic Foot Lesions

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 20, 1988, Pages 1306-1309

  Parkhouse, Nicholas ^a   le Quesne, Pamela Margaret ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0023889671     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198805193182005     Document Type: Article

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