Sequelae following sural nerve biopsy in type 1 diabetic subjects

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Dahlin, L B ^a   Lithner, F ^b   Bresater L E ^c   Thomsen, N O B ^a   Eriksson, K F ^a   Sundkvist, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Medicine   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Nerve biopsy; Neuropathy; Sequelae; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURAL NERVE; WOUND INFECTION;

BIOPSY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 49649109583     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01000.x     Document Type: Article

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