Clinical characteristics and medical costs of diabetics with amputation at central urban hospitals in China

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 224-227

  Wang, Ai Hong ^a   Xu, Zhang Rong ^a   Ji, Li Nong ^b  

^a Diabetics with Amputation Study Group Chinese Diabetes Society   (China)

^b Ministry of Education Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetic; Fees, medical; Foot

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; RETINOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866710783     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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