Epidemiology and Economic Impact of Foot Ulcers and Amputations in People with Diabetes

Levin and O'Neal's: The Diabetic Foot

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-22

  Reiber, Gayle E ^a,b   LeMaster, Joseph W ^c  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-04145-4.50008-9     Document Type: Chapter

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