The clinical evaluation of lower limb perfusion in diabetic foot disease

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 394-398

  Williams, Dean T ^b   Price, Patricia ^b   Harding, Keith G ^a  

^a Wound Healing Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Neuropathy; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG ARTERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PERFUSION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0346896443     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14746514030030060201     Document Type: Review

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