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Retrospective observational study of characteristics of persons with amputations accessing International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) rehabilitation centres in five conflict and postconflict countries

OBJECTIVES: Limb amputation incidence is particularly high in fragile contexts due to conflict, accidents and poorly managed diabetes. The study aim was to analyse (1) demographic and amputation characteristics of persons with any type of acquired amputation (PwA) and (2) time between amputation and...

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Autores principales: Barth, Cornelia Anne, Wladis, Andreas, Blake, Catherine, Bhandarkar, Prashant, Aebischer Perone, Sigiriya, O'Sullivan, Cliona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34853101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049533