Cooling the foot to prevent diabetic foot wounds: A proof-of-concept trial

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Armstrong, David G ^a,b,c   Sangalang, Melinda B ^a,b   Jolley, David ^a,b   Maben, Frank ^a,b   Kimbriel, Heather R ^a,b   Nixon, Brent P ^a,b,d   Cohen, I Kelman ^e  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WALKING; WARMING;

EID: 17144386196     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/0950103     Document Type: Article

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