Diabetic foot disease: The perspective of a Nigerian tertiary health care centre

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 211-214

  Adeleye, Jokotade O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot; Preventative foot care; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33644593284     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.819     Document Type: Article

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