Assessing the risk of lower extremity amputations using an administrative data-based foot risk index in elderly patients with diabetes

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Helmer, Drew ^a   Tseng, Chin Lin ^b,c   Wrobel, James ^b,d   Tiwari, Anjali ^c   Rajan, Mangala ^c   Pogach, Leonard ^b,c   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^c,f,g   Feinglass, Joe ^e  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Elderly; Medicare; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RISK INDEX; HUMAN; INITIAL LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATION; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AMPUTATION; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MEDICARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 80051825726     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2011.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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