Amputations in diabetics.
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Decrease in (Major) Amputations in Diabetics: A Secondary Data Analysis by AOK Rheinland/Hamburg
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
دوره 73 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1957