Preventive treatment of foot deformities in Type 1 diabetic patients aged 15-50 years - An epidemiological and prospective study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-225

  Borssén, Bengt ^a   Bergenheim, Tommy ^a   Lithner, Folke ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot deformities; Moulded insoles; Neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029989853     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.37866000.x     Document Type: Article

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