Identifying patients with diabetes mellitus who are at risk for lower-extremity complications: Use of semmes-weinstein monofilaments

Physical Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-71

  Mueller, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LEPROSY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRESSURE SENSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION;

EID: 0030026414     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/76.1.68     Document Type: Article

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