Do people with diabetes wear their prescribed footwear?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1064-1068

  Knowles, E A ^a   Boulton, A J M ^a  

^a Manchester Diabetes Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulcers; Diabetic neuropathy; Footwear; Shoes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029683629     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9136(199612)13:12<1064::aid-dia253>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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