Association between age and survival following major amputation

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-169

  Stonebridge, P ^a,b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Major amputation; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033083669     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0754     Document Type: Article

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