The neuropad® test: In the screening of peripheral neuropathy in diabetic patients;O teste com neuropad®: Na detecção precoce da neuropatia periférica do doente diabético

Acta Medica Portuguesa

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 729-734

  Freitas, Cláudia ^a   Carvalho, André ^a   Melo Rocha, Gustavo ^a   Amaral, Cláudia ^a   Pinto, Sara ^a   Guimarães, Rosa ^a   Neto, Helena ^a   Suascun, José ^a   Muras, José ^a   Gonçalves, Isabel ^a   Martins, Joana ^a   Dores, Jorge ^a   Carvalho, Rui ^a   Borges, Fátima ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEATING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77149157516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16460758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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