Cost of diabetes-related amputations in minorities

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-190

  Ashry, Hisham R ^a   Lavery, Lawrence A ^a,b   Armstrong, David G ^a   Lavery, David C ^c   Van Houtum, William H ^a  

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

^b Mex Amer Med Treatm E   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Amputation; Cost; Diabetes mellitus; Hispanic; Hospitalization lower extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031841688     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(98)80108-7     Document Type: Article

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