Long-Term Effects of One Year of Intensified Podiatric Activities on Foot-Care Knowledge and Self-Care Habits in Patients With Diabetes

The Diabetes Educator

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 734-740

  Hämäläinen, Helena ^a   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^b   Toikka, Tuula ^a   Liukkonen, Irmeli ^c  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HAAGA HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PODIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PODIATRY; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE;

EID: 0032196040     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014572179802400609     Document Type: Article

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