A questionnaire based survey on awareness of diabetic foot care in Indian population with diabetes: A cross-sectional multicentre study

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 411-423

  Dixit, Snehil ^a   Maiya, Arun ^a   Khetrapal, Himanshu ^a   Agrawal, Binita ^a   Vidyasagar, Sudha ^b   Umakanth, Shashikiran ^c  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KASTURBA HOSPITAL   (India)

^c MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; diabetic foot ulcers; diabetic peripheral neuropathy; risk factors in diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLEEDING; BLISTER; CALLUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOOT CARE; FOOT PAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; PARESTHESIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SHOE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875521786     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.109224     Document Type: Article

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