Ethnic and health correlates of diabetes-related amputations at the Texas-Mexico border

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-220

  Mier, Nelda ^a   Ory, Marcia ^a   Zhan, Dongling ^a   Villarreal, Edna ^a   Alen, Maria ^a   Bolin, Jane ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Border health; Diabetes mellitus; Mexico; Minority health; Texas; Type 2; United States.

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958615226     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892010000900012     Document Type: Article

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