A multidisciplinary diabetic foot protocol at chiang mai university hospital: Cost and quality of life

The consensus is that a multidisciplinary approach for patients with diabetic foot ulcer is effective in reducing the number of leg amputations. Concern remains, however, about cost and health-related quality of life issues. From August 2005 to March 2007, a multidisciplinary diabetic foot protocol...

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Main Authors: Rerkasem K., Kosachunhanun N., Tongprasert S., Guntawongwan K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-69449100054&partnerID=40&md5=a2770cc7b97691a92e5a7c32ee987ee3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19703951
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2800
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:The consensus is that a multidisciplinary approach for patients with diabetic foot ulcer is effective in reducing the number of leg amputations. Concern remains, however, about cost and health-related quality of life issues. From August 2005 to March 2007, a multidisciplinary diabetic foot protocol (DFP) was used at the authors?