Incidence of major amputation for diabetes in Scotland sets a target for us all

Diabetes Care

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2419-2420

  Jeffcoate, William J ^a   Margolis, David J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84869814608     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc12-1143     Document Type: Note

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