Saving Diabetic Limbs in Canada: Partnership Between the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Association of Wound Care

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-233

  Botros, Mariam ^a   Gail Woodbury, M ^a   Kuhnke, Janet ^a   Despatis, Marc ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; CANADA; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETIC FOOT; EDITORIAL; FOOT CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND CARE;

AGED; AMPUTATION; CANADA; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARTNERSHIP PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860870049     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00984.x     Document Type: Editorial

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