Nontraumatic foot complaints in older people: A population-based survey of risk factors, mobility, and well-being

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 397-402

  Gorter, Kees J ^a   Kuyvenhoven, Marijke M ^a   De Melker, Ruut A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034263829     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-90-8-397     Document Type: Article

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