Epidemiology of limb loss and congenital limb deficiency: A review of the literature

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 747-761

  Ephraim, Patti L ^a   Dillingham, Timothy R ^b   Sector, Mathilde ^c   Pezzin, Liliana E ^b   MacKenzie, Ellen J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Institute Sicher Leben   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amputation; Epidemiology; Incidence; Limb deformities, congenital; Prevalence; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB DEFECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038329036     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(02)04932-8     Document Type: Review

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