Lower extremity amputations in diabetic and non-diabetic patients in Umbria, Italy

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 188-193

  Scionti, L ^a,c   Norgiolini, R ^a   Ciabattoni, P ^a   Angeli, A ^d   Belladonna, D ^d,e   Bracaccia, M ^d   Campanelli, C ^d   Cavani, E ^d   Cicioni, G ^d   Coletti, A ^d   Cozzari, M ^d   Di Matteo, G ^d   Divizia, G ^d   Frascarelli, A ^d   Gagliardo, S ^d   Giannico, G ^d   Luca, G ^a   Marcacci, R ^d   Pocciati, S ^d   Vignai, E ^d   Nicolucci, A ^b   Massi Benedetti, M ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c Dipto Med Int Sci Endocr M   (Italy)

^d Hospitals ^*

^e Oncology Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amputations; Diabetic complications; Epidemiology; St. Vincent declaration

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 7844245429     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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