Short and long term mortality rates after a lower limb amputation

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-131

  Fortington, L V ^a   Geertzen, J H B ^a   Van Netten, J J ^b   Postema, K ^a   Rommers, G M ^a   Dijkstra, P U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Hospital Group Twente   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes mellitus; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KNEE AMPUTATION; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AMPUTATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879062065     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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