An Audit of Lower Extremity Complications in Octogenarian Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Reed, James F ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly diabetics; lower extremity complications; octogenarian patients; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709427     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734604267677     Document Type: Article

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