Deficiencies in nutritional intake in patients admitted with diabetes-related foot complications

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-191

  Pitt, Sarah ^a   May, Kerry ^a   Colman, Peter ^a   Wraight, Paul ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Food; Foot disease; Foot ulcer; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547834197     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2007.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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