Major lower extremity amputation in veterans affairs medical centers

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 216-222

  Kazmers, Andris ^a,d   Perkins, Anthony J ^b   Jacobs, Lloyd A ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034102431     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169910038     Document Type: Article

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