Change in amputation rate in a Turkish diabetic foot population

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-172

  Karakoc, Ayhan ^a,b   Ersoy, Reyhan U ^a   Arslan, Metin ^a   Toruner, Fusun B ^a   Yetkin, Ilhan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic foot; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT AMPUTATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 2442610891     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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