Risk factors and prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-43

  Nyamu, P N ^a   Otieno, C F ^a   Amayo, E O ^a   McLigeyo, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038678720     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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