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ACHIEVING BEST PRACTICE SA JOURNAL OF DIABETES & VASCULAR DISEASE
as the two final-year podiatry students who assisted with data
collection. Thanks also go to the Dr R Bismilla executive director,
City of Johannesburg Health Department for allowing us to conduct
this study in their facilities.
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