Amputations and ulceration; Pitfalls in assessing incidence

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  van Houtom, William H ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ETHNICITY; FOOT CARE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44949246559     PISSN: 15207552     EISSN: 15207560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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