The variation in incidence of amputation throughout England

Practical Diabetes

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 205-207a

  Jeffcoate, William ^a   Young, Bob ^b   Holman, Naomi ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG AMPUTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOBACCO; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863663268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1691     Document Type: Review

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