Variation in clinical decision making is a partial explanation for geographical variation in lower extremity amputation rates

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 529-535

  Connelly, J ^a   Airey, M ^a   Chell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SURGEON; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0035070477     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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