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Open Access
01-12-2010 | Oral presentation
Unmet foot health needs in people with Systemic Sclerosis: an audit of foot health care provision
Authors:
Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Heidi Siddle, Mathew Christie, Maya Buch, Paul Emery, Anthony Redmon
Published in:
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
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Special Issue 1/2010
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Excerpt
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has a potentially disabling effect on the foot. The UK PRCA/ARMA standards of care indicate that all people with SSc should receive at least basic information about their foot health, and those with foot problems should have access to self-management advice and care where needed. The aim of this audit was to compare the concordance of foot health services offered in Leeds (UK) for people who have SSc, with nationally agreed standards of care. …