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Declining Rates of Hospitalization for Nontraumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Diabetic Population Aged 40 Years or Older: U.S., 1988–2008

OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in rates of hospitalization for nontraumatic lower-extremity amputation (NLEA) in U.S. diabetic and nondiabetic populations and disparities in NLEA rates within the diabetic population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We calculated NLEA hospitalization rates, by diabetes sta...

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Autores principales: Li, Yanfeng, Burrows, Nilka Ríos, Gregg, Edward W., Albright, Ann, Geiss, Linda S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22275440
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc11-1360