Nurses' role in diabetic foot prevention and care; a review

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Aalaa, M ^a   Malazy, O Tabatabaei ^a   Sanjari, M ^a   Peimani, M ^a   Mohajeri Tehrani, M R ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic foot; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT CARE; FOOT INJURY; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCREENING; SKIN SENSATION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84885343717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2251-6581-11-24     Document Type: Article

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