Epidemiology of the diabetic foot in Africa

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Abbas, Zulfiqarali G ^a,b   Archibald, Lennox K ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Abbas Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Amputation; Diabetes; Diabetic foot; Diabetic ulcers and infection; Peripheral neuropathy; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT ULCER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 24044543258     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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