Diabetes related foot disease; ‘know thine enemy’
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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 of hospital separations for DRFD and the relationship with levels of social advantage and disadvantage.
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