Patient education for preventing diabetic foot ulceration

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 101-106

  Dorresteijn, Johannes A N ^a   Valk, Gerlof D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complex intervention; Diabetic foot; Patient education; Prevention; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SELF CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856159649     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2237     Document Type: Review

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