Shoes in the cupboard: The fate of prescribed footwear?

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-59

  Williams, Anita ^a,b   Meacher, K ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; SHOE;

EID: 0034998367     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640108726569     Document Type: Article

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