Preventive foot care in people with diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2161-2177

  Mayhfield, Jennifer A ^a   Reiber, Gayle E ^b   Sanders, Lee J ^c   Janisse, Dennis ^d   Pogach, Leonard M ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOE;

EID: 0031738535     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.12.2161     Document Type: Review

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