Diabetes and non-traumatic lower extremity amputation in a region of central Italy

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Romagnoli, Fabio ^a   Carle, F ^b   Beomi, M ^a   Gesuita, R ^b   Scaradozzi, M ^c   Bandoni, G ^a   Fumelli, P ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c Regional Agency for Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINOR SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242525581     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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