Association between foot temperature and sudomotor dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 803-807

  Papanas, Nikolaos ^a   Papatheodorou, Konstantinos ^a   Papazoglou, Dimitrios ^a   Kotsiou, Stamatia ^a   Maltezos, Efstratios ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic foot; Diabetic neuropathy; Neuropad; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOGRAPHY;

AGED; COLOR; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 78049487715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400406     Document Type: Conference Paper

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