In-hospital mortality and disposition of diabetic amputees in The Netherlands

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 192-197

  Lavery, L A ^a,b   Van Houtum, W H ^a   Harkless, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Foot; Mortality; Peripheral vascular disease; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0029880516     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9136(199602)13:2<192::aid-dia35>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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