Prediction of diabetic foot ulcer occurrence using commonly available clinical information: Response to Boyko et al. [10]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2562-2563

  Leese, Graham P ^a,c   Morris, Andrew D ^b  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLICATION;

DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845492178     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc06-1471     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Boyko EJ, Ahoroni JH, Cohen V, Nelson KM, Heagerty PJ: Prediction of diabetic foot ulcer occurrence using commonly available clinical information. Diabetes Care 29:1202-1207, 2006
2. Leese GP, Reid F, Green V, McAlpine R, Cunningham S, Emslie-Smith A, Morris AD, McMurray B, Connacher A: Predicting foot ulceration in diabetes: validation of a clinical tool in a population-based study. Int J Clin Prac 60:541-545, 2006
3. Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN): SIGN Guideline Publication No.55: The Management of Diabetes. Edinburgh, U.K., Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 2001. Available from http:// http://www.sign.ac.uk/ guidelines/fulltext/55/index.html. Accessed 19 September 2006
4. International Diabetes Federation: International Concensus on the Diabetic Foot: Five Cornerstones, Identification of the Foot at Risk (Consensus Meeting). May 2003. Available from http://www.iwgdf.org/index.php?option= com_content&taskview& id=39&Itemid=60. Accessed 19 September 2006