Best practice in the Assessment and Management of diabetic Foot Ulcers

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 228-234

  Delmas, Lillian ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetic complications; Diabetic foot ulcers; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; BANDAGE; CLASSIFICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION NURSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

AMPUTATION; BANDAGES; BENCHMARKING; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REHABILITATION NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 39049189162     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2006.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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