Organized programs to prevent lower-extremity amputations

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-104

  Rogers, Lee C ^a   Bevilacqua, Nicholas J ^a  

^a Valley Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 77951046702     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1000101     Document Type: Article

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