Awareness of Diabetic Foot Disease and Practice of Foot Care among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Tertiary Healthcare Centers
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Awareness of foot care among patients with diabetes attending a tertiary care hospital.
BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes in India is rising. It is also occurring at a younger age. Ulcers on the foot in patients with diabetes are a common cause of amputations and are largely preventable. We assessed the awareness of foot care among patients with diabetes attending a tertiary care hospital in northern India and whether this varied with the level of healthcare availed, i.e. prim...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2321-354X,2455-6254
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10045-00149