The natural history of diabetic peripheral neuropathy determined by a 12 year prospective study using vibration perception thresholds

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 520-524

  Coppini, D V ^a   Wellmer, A ^b   Weng, C ^a   Young, P J ^c   Anand, P ^b   Sonksen P H ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Neuropathy; Risk factors; Vibration perception threshold (VPT); VPTscore

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0035182566     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.2001.0893     Document Type: Article

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