Diabetic neuropathy, foot ulceration, peripheral vascular disease and potential risk factors among patients with diabetes in Bahrain: A nationwide primary care diabetes clinic-based study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-31

  Al Mahroos, Faisal ^a   Al Roomi, Khaldoon ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIBRATION SENSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 34247140529     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.25     Document Type: Article

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