If the shoe fits...footwear and patients with diabetes

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1788-1790

  Parnes A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BLISTER; CALLUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; EDITORIAL; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT ULCER; FRICTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOUND CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; SHOES;

EID: 35348827275     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01581.x     Document Type: Editorial

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