International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Review

Chlorine dioxide and chlorite as treatments for diabetic foot ulcers

Patricia Calliperis
  • Patricia Calliperis
  • Clinica del Sur, Avenida Hernando Siles Esq., Calle 7 Nro. 3539, Obrajes, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Yohanny Andrade
  • Yohanny Andrade
  • Hospital Shalom, Colonia Obregon, Mazatenango, Guatemala.
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Raul Pineda Aquino
  • Raul Pineda Aquino
  • Centro de Investigaciones Avanzadas en Composición Corporal. Felix Cuevas 320, Consultorio 8-C, Del Valle, Ciudad de México, México.
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Martin Vargas
  • Martin Vargas
  • Hospital Militar Cossmil, FVVH+XV5, Avenida Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia.
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Susan Raj Kota
  • Susan Raj Kota
  • Sustainable Arogya Awas Foundation, Jacob Baadi, Tumdibod, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
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Mitchell Liester
  • Mitchell Liester
  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
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  •  Received: 01 January 2023
  •  Accepted: 08 March 2024
  •  Published: 31 March 2024

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