The risk of foot ulceration in people with diabetes screened in community settings: Findings from a cohort study

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Crawford, F ^a   Mccowan, C ^b   Dimitrov, B D ^c   Woodburn, J ^d   Wylie, G H ^e   Booth, E ^e   Leese, G P ^f   Bekker, H L ^g   Kleijnen, J ^h,i   Fahey, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^f NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD SENSATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING;

EID: 79955381019     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq227     Document Type: Article

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