Retrospective data for diabetic foot complications: Only the tip of the iceberg?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-199

  Wraight, P R ^a   Lawrence, S M ^a   Campbell, D A ^a   Colman, P G ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot; Retrospective review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645278339     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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