Mortality following lower extremity amputation in minorities with diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-47

  Lavery, Lawrence A ^a,b,c   Van Houtum, William H ^a,c   Armstrong, David G ^a,c   Harkless, Lawrence B ^a   Ashry, Hisham R ^a   Walker, Steven C ^d  

^a Univ of Texas Health Science Center ^*  (United States)

^b Mex Amer Med Treatm E   (United States)

^c Diabetic Foot Research Group   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Amputation; Diabetes; Hispanic; Mortality; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; NEGRO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPUTATION; CALIFORNIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THIGH;

EID: 0030789845     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(97)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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