The epidemiology of lower-extremity disease in veterans with diabetes.

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Published in Diabetes Care on May 01, 2004

Authors

Jennifer A Mayfield1, Gayle E Reiber, Charles Maynard, Joseph Czerniecki, Bruce Sangeorzan

Author Affiliations

1: Center of Excellence in Amputation, Prosthetics and Limb Loss Prevention, Rehabilitation, Research and Development, Seattle, Washington, USA.

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