Coming events cast their shadows before: Detecting inflammation in the acute diabetic foot and the foot in remission

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 15-20

  Bharara, Manish ^a   Schoess, Jeffrey ^b   Armstrong, David G ^a  

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

^b Eden Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Infection; Inflammation; Prevention; Thermography; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NEUROOSTEOARTHROPATHY; NEUROPATHY; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; THERMOMETRY; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; REMISSION INDUCTION; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 84856173084     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2231     Document Type: Review

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