The benefit of electrical stimulation to enhance perfusion in persons with diabetes mellitus

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 396-400

  Peters, Edgar J G ^a,b,c   Armstrong, David G ^a,b   Wunderlich, Robert P ^a,b   Bosma, Jan ^a,b   Stacpoole Shea, Susan ^a,b,d   Lavery, Lawrence A ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Diabetic Foot Research Group   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Electricity; Perfusion; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG BLOOD FLOW; OXIMETRY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031726736     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(98)80048-3     Document Type: Article

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