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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023; 131(01/02): 72-83
DOI: 10.1055/a-1946-3813
German Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Diabetic Neuropathy

Dan Ziegler
1   Institute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center (DDZ) at Heinrich Heine University; Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Düsseldorf, Germany
,
Jutta Keller
2   Department of Internal Medicine, Israelite Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
,
Christoph Maier
3   Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
,
Jürgen Pannek
4   Neuro-Urology, Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil, Nottwil, Switzerland
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