Focus on delay as a strategy for care designs and evaluation of diabetic foot ulcers in developing countries: A review

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Otieno, C F ^a   Nyamu, P M ^b   Atieno Jalang'o, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TIME;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644605005     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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