Provision of foot health services for people with rheumatoid arthritis in New South Wales: A web-based survey of local podiatrists

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hendry, Gordon J ^a,b   Gibson, Kathryn A ^c   Pile, Kevin ^a   Taylor, Luke ^d   du Toit, Verona ^a   Burns, Joshua ^e   Rome, Keith ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Care access; Foot health; Footwear; Podiatry; Rheumatoid arthritis; Web survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882963433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-6-35     Document Type: Article

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