Common clinical features of diabetic foot ulcers: Perspectives from a developing nation

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Ogbera, Okeoghene A ^a,e   Osa, Eregie ^b   Edo, Andrew ^c   Chukwum, Ekebegh ^d  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c Delta State University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^d LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^e ICON House   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anemia; Diabetic foot ulceration; Osteolysis; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SOFT TISSUE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; WALKING;

COMORBIDITY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43549085023     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734608318236     Document Type: Article

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