Patient and professional delay in the referral trajectory of patients with diabetic foot ulcers

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-111

  Sanders, Antal P ^a   Stoeldraaijers, Lian G M C ^b   Pero, Mieke W M ^c   Hermkes, Patty J ^d   Carolina, René C A ^e   Elders, Petra J M ^f  

^a Dorati Consultancy for Feet and Health   (Netherlands)

^b Podiatry Valkenswaard ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Pero Podiatry   (Netherlands)

^d Maatschap Podotherapie   (Netherlands)

^e Podiatry Zaanstad   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Diabetic neuropathies; Foot ulcer; Referral and consultation; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; ULCER HEALING;

DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FOOT ULCER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PODIATRY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84888439293     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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