The diabetic foot in the developing world

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Unwin, Nigel C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Developing countries; Diabetic foot

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AMPUTATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOOT CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AWARENESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS;

EID: 44949182023     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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