Patient education level affects functionality and long term mortality after major lower extremity amputation

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 626-630

  Corey, Michael R ^a   St Julien, Jamii ^a   Miller, Carly ^a   Fisher, Bryan ^a   Cederstrand, Sara L ^a   Nylander, William A ^a   Guzman, Raul J ^a   Dattilo, Jeffery B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Education level; Mortality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84868541104     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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