A clinical study of risk factors associated with amputation in diabetic foot disease patients attending a tertiary care hospital in a rural setting

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a disease of complications, which is rapidly increasing in prevalence worldwide. The total population affected by diabetes is projected to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million by 2030. Approximately 20% of all diabetics who visit the hospital are admitted for...

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Main Authors: Taraka Krishna Nulukurthi, Sistla Raj Kumar, Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jcrsmed.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3069;year=2020;volume=6;issue=1;spage=34;epage=38;aulast=Nulukurthi