We have undertaken a prospective study of the presentation of all 669 ulcers seen in a specialist multidisciplinary foot clinic between 1 January 1993 and 1 August 1996, with particular reference to the factors which precipitated ulceration as well as to any delays in referral. Nearly two-thirds (61
Non-ulcerative skin pathologies of the diabetic foot
โ Scribed by Ivan Bristow
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-7552
- DOI
- 10.1002/dmrr.818
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