The influence of beliefs about health and illness on foot care in diabetic subjects with severe foot lesions: A comparison of foreign- and Swedish-born individuals

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-14

  Hjelm, Katarina ^a,b   Nyberg, Per ^a   Apelqvist, Jan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes to health illnes; Beliefs about health illness; Care seeking behaviour; Diabetes mellitus complications; Foot ulcer; Migrants; Self care

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEAR; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING; SELF CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038442711     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9004(03)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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