Diagnostics, Theragnostics, and the Personal Health Server: Fundamental Milestones in Technology With Revolutionary Changes in Diabetic Foot and Wound Care to Come

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-60

  Armstrong, David G ^a   Giovinco, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation and limb salvage; comorbid conditions; diabetes; diagnostic and therapeutic techniques; new technology assessment; noncompliant patient; nonhealing ulcer; patient behavior; practice management; wound care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETIC FOOT; GENETICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DIABETIC FOOT; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79958187439     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640010395750     Document Type: Article

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