Comparison of four systems of classification of diabetic foot ulcers in Tanzania

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-137

  Abbas, Z G ^a,b   Lutale, J K ^a   Game, F L ^c   Jeffcoate, W J ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Abbas Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^c NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Diabetic foot; Gangrene; Infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TANZANIA;

DIABETIC FOOT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749194377     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02308.x     Document Type: Article

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