A qualitative approach to understanding the experience of ulceration and healing in the diabetic foot: Patient and podiatrist perspectives

Wounds

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-26

  Searle, Aidan ^a   Campbell, Rona ^a   Tallon, Debbie ^a   Fitzgerald, Aofie ^b   Vedhara, Kav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELLBEING; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 13844276967     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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