Foot complications in people with diabetes: A community-based study in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-10

  Wang, Chung Li ^c,d   Wang, Mey ^a   Lin, Ming Chuan ^b   Chien, Kuo Liong ^c   Huang, Yuh Chen ^c   Lee, Yuan Teh ^c,d  

^a Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus foot complications epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; SKIN ULCER; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034116125     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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