A mobile health service to manage diabetic foot in homeless patients

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 424-428

  Matteoli, Marco ^a   Scaringi, Claudia ^a   Carella, Paola ^b   Fruttaldo, Luca ^c   Angeloni, Ulrico ^c   Laurenza, Massimo ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESS PERSON; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85016924961     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/13-152     Document Type: Article

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