Foot-care awareness - A survey of persons aged 65 years and older

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 242-248

  Munro, Bridget Jean ^a   Steele, Julie Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PODIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SHOE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PODIATRY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SHOES;

EID: 0032060809     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-88-5-242     Document Type: Article

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