Effect of a physician-directed educational campaign on performance of proper diabetic foot exams in an outpatient setting

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 258-265

  O'Brien, Kevin E ^a,b,d   Chandramohan, Vineeth ^a,b   Nelson, Douglas A ^a,b   Fischer Jr , Joseph R ^a   Stevens, Gary ^c   Poremba, John A ^a,b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot exam; Foot ulceration; Physician education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037623229     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.10662.x     Document Type: Article

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