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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...
Autores principales: | Gayle, Krystal A.T., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Wilks, Rainford J., Ferguson, Trevor S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012
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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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