Re-amputation occurrence in the diabetic population in South Wales, UK

International Wound Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-352

  Kanade, Rajani ^a   Van Deursen, Robert ^a   Burton, Jo ^b   Davies, Vanessa ^c   Harding, Keith ^a   Price, Patricia ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rookwood Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contra lateral; Diabetes; Lower extremity amputations; Re amputation; South Wales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 37249032068     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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