Mortality, causes of death and associated risk factors in a cohort of diabetic patients after lower-extremity amputation: A 6.5-year follow-up study in Taiwan

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Tseng, Chin Hsiao ^a,b,c,d   Chong, Choon Khim ^e   Tseng, Ching Ping ^f   Cheng, Ju Chien ^g   Wong, May Kuen ^e   Tai, Tong Yuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Diabetes mellitus; Lower extremity amputation; Mortality; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN; UNDERWEIGHT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPUTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 39449128887     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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