Foot care education in patients with diabetes at low risk of complications: A consensus statement

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-167

  Mcinnes, A ^a   Jeffcoate, W ^b   Vileikyte, L ^c   Game, F ^b   Lucas, K ^a   Higson, N ^d   Stuart, L ^d   Church, A ^a   Scanlan, J ^e   Anders, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Goodwood Court Medical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f SSL International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Education; Foot self care; Neuropathy; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCREENING TEST; SELF CARE;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 78651092146     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03206.x     Document Type: Article

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