Quality of ambulatory care for diabetes and lower-extremity amputation

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 410-417

  Schade, Charles P ^a   Hannah, Karen L ^a  

^a West Virginia Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Health care quality; Lower extremity; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICENTERS; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 36148946781     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607304991     Document Type: Article

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