Knowledge of and attitude to foot care amongst Type 2 diabetes patients attending a university-based primary care clinic in Nigeria
Background: Individuals living with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of developing foot ulcers and cardiovascular complications or a neuropathy that may result in amputations. These complications have been shown to be already present in about 10% of diabetic patients at the time of diagnos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2010-10-01
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Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/175 |