Characteristics of patients with diabetic foot in Mombasa, Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 251-258

  Muthuuri, J M ^a  

^a The Mombasa Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 39749186578     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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