Urban-rural differences in the prevalence of foot complications in South-Indian diabetic patients

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 701-703

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

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; HEALTH; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33744970888     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.03.06.dc05-1777     Document Type: Article

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