Healing times of pedal ulcers in diabetic immunosuppressed patients after transplantation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 935-940

  Sinacore, David R ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Program in Physical Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PLANTAR ULCER; PLASTER CAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032810225     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90086-2     Document Type: Article

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