History of and factors associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Norway: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-68

  Iversen, Marjolein M ^a   Nortvedt, Monica W ^a   Midthjell, Kristian ^b   Østbye, Truls ^c   Tell, Grethe S ^d   Hanestad, Berit R ^d   Clipp, Elizabeth ^c   Sloane, Richard ^c   Uhlving, Sverre ^e  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; foot ulcer; population study; risk factors

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORD TRONDELAG HEALTH STUDY; NORWAY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; FOLLOW UP; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42449118377     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085314     Document Type: Article

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