Performance of the probe-to-bone test in a population suspected of having osteomyelitis of the foot in diabetes

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 369-373

  Mutluoglu, Mesut ^a   Uzun, Gunalp ^a   Sildiroglu, Onur ^a   Turhan, Vedat ^a   Mutlu, Hakan ^a   Yildiz, Senol ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

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EID: 84866626300     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1020369     Document Type: Article

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