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Increased Mortality in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients: The Significance of Ulcer Type

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients have a greater than twofold increase in mortality compared with nonulcerated diabetic patients. We investigated (a) cause of death in DFU patients, (b) age at death, and (c) relationship between cause of death and ulcer type. This was an eleven-year retrospective s...

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Autores principales: Chammas, N. K., Hill, R. L. R., Edmonds, M. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4860228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27213157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2879809