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Association between race/ethnicity and the risk of amputation of lower extremities among medicare beneficiaries with diabetic foot ulcers and diabetic foot infections

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine the association of race and ethnicity on the risk of lower extremity amputations among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and diabetic foot infections (DFIs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective study included 2011–2015 data of...

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Autores principales: Tan, Tze-Woei, Armstrong, David G, Concha-Moore, Kirsten C, Marrero, David G, Zhou, Wei, Calhoun, Elizabeth, Chang, Ching-Yuan, Lo-Ciganic, Wei-Hsuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7449291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32843499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001328