Outcomes associated with diabetes-related amputations in the Netherlands and in the state of California, USA

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Van Houtum, William H ^a   Lavery, Lawrence A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology; Extremity; Foot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029913954     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.42868000.x     Document Type: Article

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