Healing times and prediction of wound healing in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: A prospective study

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-93

  Zimny, S ^a   Pfohl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot ulcer; Healing time; Neuropathy; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 15244351264     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830537     Document Type: Article

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