Foot screening technique in a diabetic population

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 78-82

  Shin, Jung Bin ^a   Seong, Yeon Jae ^a   Lee, Hong Jae ^a   Kim, Sang Hyun ^a   Park, Jong Ryool ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetic Angiopathies; Diabetic Foot; Diabetic Neuropathies; Mass Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PODIATRY;

DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PODIATRY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0034132516     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.1.78     Document Type: Article

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