“Survival of those with diabetic foot ulcers is independently affected by beliefs and expectations about their illness,” the findings of a 160-patient study published April 20 in PLOS One suggest. In the study, researchers found that “patients who believed their ulcers were associated with greater symptoms died more quickly.”
http://www.healio.com/endocrinology/diabetes/news/online/%7Bde98eecf-1b9f-44be-8521-d0fc88cd08ad%7D/beliefs-about-diabetic-foot-ulcers-may-affect-survival
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