Do foot examinations reduce the risk of diabetic amputation?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 499-504

  Mayfield, Jennifer A ^a,e   Reiber, Gayle E ^b   Nelson, Robert G ^c   Greene, Tom ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vet Aff Puget Sound Hlth Care S   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MS 152 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot; Foot examinations non MESH ; Foot ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARIZONA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0033925103     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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