Should we save critically ischaemic legs at any cost?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 651-655

  Beard, J D ^a,b  

^a Sheffield Vascular Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Limb ischemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649088652     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680310     Document Type: Review

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