Amputation prevention initiative in South India: Positive impact of foot care education

Diabetes Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1019-1021

  Viswanathan, Vijay ^a,b   Madhavan, Sivagami ^a   Rajasekar, Seena ^a   Chamukuttan, Snehalatha ^a   Ambady, Ramachandran ^a  

^a MV Hospital for Diabetes   (India)

^b Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 18144418524     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.5.1019     Document Type: Article

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