The 'Step by Step' Diabetic Foot Project in Tanzania: A model for improving patient outcomes in less-developed countries

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-175

  Abbas, Zulfiqarali G ^a   Lutale, Janet K ^b   Bakker, Karel ^a   Baker, Neil ^c   Archibald, Lennox K ^d,e  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Abbas Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^c International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot   (Netherlands)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Foot ulcers; Less developed countries; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TANZANIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952704692     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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