title: Portugal meets Eurodiale: better late than never.
abstract: Understanding the quality of diabetic foot care delivery is essential. The Eurodiale consortium addressed subjects' characteristics, diabetic foot ulcer prognostic predictors and clinical outcomes, in 10 European countries. We analyzed the results of a specialized Portuguese diabetic foot clinic at the light of the ones from Eurodiale.
authors.affiliation: CIDES/CINTESIS - Health Information and Decision Sciences Department, Oporto University Faculty of Medicine, Oporto, Portugal (U753 FCT). Electronic address: mat.monteirosoares@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monteiro-Soares
authors.affiliation: CIDES/CINTESIS - Health Information and Decision Sciences Department, Oporto University Faculty of Medicine, Oporto, Portugal (U753 FCT).
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinis-Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Diabetic foot; Foot ulcer; Risk