Creation of a multidisciplinary, evidence based, clinical guideline for the assessment, investigation and management of acute diabetes related foot complications

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-136

  Wraight, P R ^a   Lawrence, S M ^a   Campbell, D A ^a   Colman, P G ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot; Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEG AMPUTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DECISION MAKING; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 13444267612     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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