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Erschienen in: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries 5/2023

18.09.2023 | Editorial

Screen for DPN—save limbs and lives!

verfasst von: Rajeev Chawla

Erschienen in: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries | Ausgabe 5/2023

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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common causes of neuropathy worldwide. Prevalence of PN in patients with diabetes (diabetic peripheral neuropathy) ranges from around 10.5 to 32.2% in various studies across India, and up to 50% patients will eventually develop neuropathy during the course of their disease according to Western literature [1]. There is much higher prevalence of DM in India compared to the West [2]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Screen for DPN—save limbs and lives!
verfasst von
Rajeev Chawla
Publikationsdatum
18.09.2023
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries / Ausgabe 5/2023
Print ISSN: 0973-3930
Elektronische ISSN: 1998-3832
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-023-01251-y

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