Lower extremity amputation episodes among persons with diabetes - New Mexico, 2000

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 66-68

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO;

EID: 0037474236     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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