Top ten natural preparations for the treatment of diabetic foot disorders

Wounds UK

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 18-26

  Alzahrani, Hasan Ali ^a,b   Bakhotmah, Balkees Abed ^b  

^a Diabetic Foot Research   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine (CAM); Complementary and; Diabetic foot disorders (DFDS); Natural preparations; Self care practices

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MOLMOL EXTRACT; HELBA EXTRACT; HENNA; LONICERA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CACTACEAE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; HEALTH BELIEF; HONEY; HUMAN; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78650741808     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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