A national strategic approach to diabetic foot disease in Scotland: Changing a culture

British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Leese, Graham P ^a   Stang, Duncan ^b   McKnight, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amputation; antibiotic; competency; diabetes; foot; screening; ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC PATIENT; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957589064     PISSN: 14746514     EISSN: 17534305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474651411407389     Document Type: Article

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