Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetic Foot Problems in Taiwan: A cross-sectional survey of non-type 1 diabetic patients from a nationally representative sample [1]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3351-

  Tseng, Chin Hsiao ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CALCULATION; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTERVIEW; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN;

AMPUTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOOT ULCER; GANGRENE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0344412848     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.12.3351     Document Type: Letter

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