'Choosing shoes': A preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid patients

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Silvester, Renee N ^a   Williams, Anita E ^b   Dalbeth, Nicola ^c,d   Rome, Keith ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 79952293065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-3-24     Document Type: Article

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