A cross-sectional study in Kerman, Iran, on the effect of diabetic foot ulcer on health-related quality of life

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 200-206

  Sanjari, Mojgan ^a   Safari, Sima ^a   Shokoohi, Mostafa ^a,b   Safizade, Hossein ^c   Rashidinezhad, Hamidreza ^c   Mashrouteh, Mahdieh ^c   Alavi, Afsaneh ^d  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs); Iran; quality of life; SF36

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

ALBUMINURIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84055184258     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734611428728     Document Type: Article

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