Foot ulceration in a secondary care diabetic clinic population: A 4-year prospective study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Thomas, R ^a   Brenton, K ^a   Harris, B ^a   Ham, R ^a   Rees, G ^a   Gorvett, T ^a   Boregowda, K ^a   Stephens, J W ^a,b   Price, D E ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot ulceration; Prospective; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CALLUS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLAWTOE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC CLINIC; DIABETIC FOOT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT PULSE; GROUPS BY AGE; HALLUX VALGUS; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEINURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATION SENSE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; FOOT ULCER; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957754308     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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