Dorsal versus ventral monofilament testing of the great toe for the identification of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Orszag, Andrej ^a   Shin, Tae Maen ^a   Bril, Vera ^a   Perkins, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic neuropathy; Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy; Monofilament examination; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOFILAMENT EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TOES;

EID: 80051574492     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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