Amputation as a marker of the quality of foot care in diabetes
β Scribed by W. J. Jeffcoate; W. H. van Houtum
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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