Major amputation incidence decreases both in non-diabetic and in diabetic patients in Helsinki

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Eskelinen, Elina ^a   Eskelinen, A ^a   Alback A ^a   Lepantalo M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749184057     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690609500311     Document Type: Article

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