The deteriorating DFU: Prioritising risk factors to avoid amputation

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Lew, Eric J ^a   Mills, Joseph L ^b   Armstrong, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84938927202     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: 20522916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2015.24.Sup5b.31     Document Type: Article

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