Diabetic foot; Optimal prevention and treatment can halve the risk of amputation;Diabetikers fotproblem - Rätt prevention och behandling kan halvera risken för amputation

Lakartidningen

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Apelqvist, Jan ^a,d   Bergqvist, David ^b   Eneroth, Magnus ^c   Larsson, Jan ^d  

^a Diabetes endokrinologisektionen   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Avdelningsläkare ^*  (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; COST CONTROL; DIABETIC FOOT; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEG; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

AMPUTATION; COST SAVINGS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; LEG; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033528002     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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