The High-Low Amputation Ratio: A Deeper Insight into Diabetic Foot Care?

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 375-379

  Wrobel, James S ^a   Robbins, Jeff ^a   Armstrong, David G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

amputation; diabetes; diabetic foot; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT CARE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY;

AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549005623     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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