Epidemiology of diabetes-related lower extremity amputations in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)

Título:	Epidemiology of diabetes-related lower extremity amputations in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)
Autores/as:	Aragon Sanchez, Javier García-Rojas, Amos Lázaro-Martínez, Jose L. Quintana-Marrero, Yurena Maynar-Moliner, Manuel Rabellino, Martín Hernández-Herrero, María J. Cabrera-Galván, Juan J.
Clasificación UNESCO:	32 Ciencias médicas 3205 Medicina interna 3202 Epidemologia
Palabras clave:	Diabetic foot Foot ulcer Lower extremity amputation Peripheral vascular disease
Fecha de publicación:	2009
Publicación seriada:	Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Resumen:	We have studied the rate of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in the south of Gran Canaria. The incidence rate was 319.7 per 100,000 (95% CI, 258.6-380.8) per year in the diabetic subjects. The incidence of both diabetic and non-diabetic LEAs is the highest reported in Spain.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10553/48706
ISSN:	0168-8227
DOI:	10.1016/j.diabres.2009.06.015
Fuente:	Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice[ISSN 0168-8227],v. 86, p.6-8 (Octubre 2009)
Colección:	Artículos

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