Diabetes-related foot disorders among adult Ghanaians
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Background Information describing variation in health outcomes for individuals with diabetes related foot disease (DRFD), across socioeconomic strata is lacking. Focussing on the clinical aspects of foot disease, in individuals with DRFD that reside in areas of known social disadvantage, may not result in the desired clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate variation in rates...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetic Foot & Ankle
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2000-625X
DOI: 10.1080/2000625x.2018.1511678