Outcome of unreconstructed chronic critical leg ischaemia

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Lepantalo, M ^a   Matzke, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amputation; Critical leg ischaemia; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029877379     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(96)80044-X     Document Type: Article

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