The slipping slipper sign: a simple test with high specificity and positive predictive value for peripheral neuropathy among diabetic patients

This study evaluated the ability of the slipping slipper sign (defined as unknowingly losing a slipper while walking) to identify diabetic neuropathy in Jamaican patients. A single question was used to ascertain the presence of the slipping slipper sign (SSS) among 69 patients attending a diabetes c...

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Autores principales: Gayle, Krystal A.T., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Wilks, Rainford J., Ferguson, Trevor S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2012
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765450
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e51

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765450
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e51

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