title: How to cope with the increasing burden of the diabetic foot: "better three hours too soon than a minute too late".
authors.affiliation: Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece papanasnikos@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papanas
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mani
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors