Failure of reducing lower extremity amputations in diabetic patients: Results of two subsequent population based surveys 1990 and 1995 in Germany

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-14

  Stiegler, H ^a,b   Standl, E ^a,c   Frank, S ^a   Mendier, G ^a  

^a Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^b City Hospital Schwabing

^c Medical Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amputations; Diabetic patients; St. Vincent declaration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

EID: 0031930759     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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