Diabetic Foot Care - A Public Health Problem
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Foot Care in Diabetic Patients
قصور در مراقبت و آموزش پرستاری می تواند مشکلات بسیاری را برای بیماران دیابتیک فراهم کند و موجب آسیب پذیری و تغییر در سلامت ظاهری پاهای آنان شود. با توجه به اینکه نیمی از آمپوتاسیونهای غیرتروماتیک در ایالات متحده را مشکلات بیماران دیابتیک ملیتوس شامل می شود خصوصیات ویژه پاهای این بیماران در این مقاله بازگو می گردد.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2075-5384,1997-9797
DOI: 10.3329/jom.v12i2.7604