Methodological issues affect variability in reported incidence of lower extremity amputations due to diabetes

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-183

  Van Houtum, W H ^a   Lavery, L A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Foot; Incidence; Methodology; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPUTATION; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOOT; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; THIGH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031409484     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(97)00105-8     Document Type: Article

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