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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 359, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5064
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- Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Department for International Development
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Foot disease affects nearly 6% of people with diabetes(1) and includes infection, ulceration, or destruction of tissues of the foot.(2) It can impair patients' quality of life and affect social participation and livelihood.(3) Between 0.03% and 1.5% of patients with diabetic foot require an amputation.(4) Most ulcers can be prevented with good foot care and screening for risk factors for a foot at risk of complications.(5) We provide an update on the prevention and initial management of diabetic foot in primary care.
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