Importance of factors determining the low health-related quality of life in people presenting with a diabetic foot ulcer: The Eurodiale study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1382-1387

  Siersma, V ^a   Thorsen, H ^a   Holstein, P E ^b   Kars, M ^c   Apelqvist, J ^d   Jude, E B ^e   Piaggesi, A ^f   Bakker, K ^g   Edmonds, M ^h   Jirkovska, A ⁱ   Mauricio, D ^j   Ragnarson Tennvall, G ^k   Reike, H ^l   Spraul, M ^m   Uccioli, L ⁿ   Urbancic, V ^o   van Acker, K ^p   van Baal, J ^q   Schaper, N C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^g International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot   (Netherlands)

^h KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^j UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^l Mariannen Hospital   (Germany)

^m Mathias Spital   (Germany)

ⁿ TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^p Department of Endocrinology   (Belgium)

^q TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETIC FOOT; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MOBILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84885915615     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12254     Document Type: Article

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