A comparison of customised and prefabricated insoles to reduce risk factors for neuropathic diabetic foot ulceration: A participant-blinded randomised controlled trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Paton, Joanne S ^a   Stenhouse, Elizabeth A ^a   Bruce, Graham ^b   Zahra, Daniel ^a   Jones, Ray B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Plymouth Community Health Care (CIC)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84872833304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-5-31     Document Type: Article

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