Need for Education on Footcare in Diabetic Patients in India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1083-1085

  Viswanathan, V ^a   Shobhana, R ^a   Snehalatha, C ^a   Seena, R ^a   Ramachandran, A ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 0033223362     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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