Foot Wear and Footcare Knowledge - An Independent Risk Factor for Diabetic Foot in Indian Diabetics.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-157578
ABSTRACT
Diabetic foot lesions are significant health and socioeconomic problems holding adverse effect on the quality of life and imposing a heavy economic burden on patient or state. In Indian diabetics poor knowledge about footwear and foot care ,social and religious customs like walking barefoot, walking on fire also have significant role in diabetic foot problems beside traditional risk factor like peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Self Care
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Shoes
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Patient Education as Topic
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Risk Factors
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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