Diabetic foot screening: Why is it neglected?

International Wound Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-213

  Abu Qamar, Ma'en Zaid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual review; Diabetes; Diabetic foot; Foot screening; Foot ulceration; Health care delivery; Health care reform; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33748916801     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2006.00232.x     Document Type: Review

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