The challenge of multicenter studies in diabetic patients with foot infections

Foot

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 198-203

  Eneroth, Magnus ^a   Larsson, Jan ^a   Apelqvist, Jan ^a   Reike, Heinrich ^b   Salomon, Markus ^c   Gough, Andrew ^d   Foster, Ali ^d   Edmonds, Michael E ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Mariannen Hospital Werl   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definitions; Diabetes mellitus; Foot ulcer; Infection; Multicenter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 8344240383     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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