An international comparison of lower extremity amputation rates

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-350

  Renzi, Ronald ^a   Unwin, Nigel ^a   Jubelirer, Robert ^b   Haag, Lester ^b  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAND USE; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745192651     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-006-9044-9     Document Type: Article

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