Diabetic foot ulcers and vascular insufficiency: Our population has changed, but our methods have not

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1591-1595

  Armstrong, David G ^a   Cohen, Kelman ^b   Courric, Stephane ^c   Bharara, Manish ^a   Marston, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chemofrance   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic foot ulcers; Infection; Ischemia; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84855408201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681100500636     Document Type: Note

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