Hospital discharges for diabetic foot disease in New Zealand: 1980-1993

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-74

  Payne, Craig B ^a   Scott, Russell S ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031978415     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(97)00110-1     Document Type: Article

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