Risk Factors for Recurrent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Site matters
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Risk factors for occurrence and recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers among Iraqi diabetic patients.
There are a few studies that discuss the medical causes for diabetic foot (DF) ulcerations in Iraq, one of them in Wasit province. The aim of our study was to analyze the medical, therapeutic, and patient risk factors for developing DF ulcerations among diabetic patients in Baghdad, Iraq.
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0445