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The diabetic foot in Russia: has the Eastern bloc gotten the message?

Publication: The Diabetic Foot
Publication Date: 22-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Post-1985, when the 'perestroika' reforms began, Russia (USSR until 1991) experienced significant economic instability and continual changes in health and social care systems. To begin with, various instruments were gifted by our international colleagues: for example, the cumbersome heavy for...

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...metal device shoe extension gifted by Leona Miller (USA), a pedicure drill and tuning fork from Professor Jan Phillip Assal (Switzerland), a set of monofilaments from Professor Andrew Boulton (Manchester) and a half-shoe from Dusseldorf University clinic. However, the most important aspect was the knowledge gained from and the support given by such colleagues and their institutions, and...

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