Nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects in Madrid, Spain

Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-523

  Calle Pascual, A L ^a   Redondo, M J ^a   Ballesteros, M ^b   Martinez Salinas, M A ^b   Diaz, J A ^c   De Matias, P ^e   Calle, J R ^d   Gil, E ^d   Jimenez, M ^e   Serrano, F J ^b   Martin Alvarez, P J ^c   Maranes, J P ^b  

^a Servicio de Endocrinologie Metabolismo Y Nutrición

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c Metabolismo Y Nutrición

^d Servicio de Cirugia Vascular

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amputation; Economic impact; Health economics; Potential cost savings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN;

EID: 6844257554     PISSN: 03381684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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