Charles A Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3758579 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles A Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles A |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON C A |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2124-6080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preventing diabetic foot disease
OBJECTIVES. Every year about 38,000 elderly people with diabetes have a lower extremity amputation. Therapeutic shoes are prescribed by clinicians specializing in foot care to prevent foot ulcerations and amputations among at-risk patients with diabetes. Medicare ran a 3-year demonstration of a therapeutic-shoe benefit for beneficiaries with diabetes. Medicare added the benefit nationwide in May 1993. METHODS. This paper describes the benefit and…
Federal Legislation, Clean Air, and Local Industry
Federal Legislation, Clean Air, and Local Industry
Preventing diabetic foot disease
OBJECTIVES. Every year about 38,000 elderly people with diabetes have a lower extremity amputation. Therapeutic shoes are prescribed by clinicians specializing in foot care to prevent foot ulcerations and amputations among at-risk patients with diabetes. Medicare ran a 3-year demonstration of a therapeutic-shoe benefit for beneficiaries with diabetes. Medicare added the benefit nationwide in May 1993. METHODS. This paper describes the benefit and…
Air pollution (1 work) · Amputation (1 work) · Beneficiary (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Clean Air Act (1 work) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (1 work) · Diabetes Management and Education (1 work) · Diabetes mellitus (1 work) · Diabetic foot (1 work)