Diabetic foot prevention: A neglected opportunity in high-risk patients

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1460-1462

  Lavery, Lawrence A ^a   Hunt, Nathan A ^b   LaFontaine, Javier ^a,c   Baxter, Cory L ^a   Ndip, Agbor ^d   Boulton, Andrew J M ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Center of the Rockies   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIALYSIS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PODIATRY; RACE; SHOE; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PODIATRY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SHOES;

EID: 77956393636     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0310     Document Type: Article

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