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American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
Published in: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 2/2000

01-03-2000 | Practical Dermatology

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

A Guide to Treatment

Authors: Dr Pat Phillips, Angela Evans, Phil Popplewell

Published in: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology | Issue 2/2000

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Excerpt

Foot ulcers are a major cause of morbidity and impaired quality of life in patients with diabetes mellitus, and they represent a major work load and cost for healthcare systems. This article develops a stepped-care approach (fig. 1), and gives practical guidelines for ulcer preparation, dressing and protection, which we hope will be useful. …
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Metadata
Title
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A Guide to Treatment
Authors
Dr Pat Phillips
Angela Evans
Phil Popplewell
Publication date
01-03-2000
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology / Issue 2/2000
Print ISSN: 1175-0561
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1888
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200001020-00007

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