What is the most effective way to reduce incidence of amputation in the diabetic foot?

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Apelqvist, Jan ^a   Larsson, Jan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Foot ulcer; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SHOE; WOUND HEALING;

AMPUTATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0033753070     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-7560(200009/10)16:1+<::AID-DMRR139>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Review

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