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. 2011 Oct;34(10):e160; author reply e161.
doi: 10.2337/dc11-1214.

Comment on: Lipsky et al. Developing and validating a risk score for lower-extremity amputation in patients hospitalized for a diabetic foot infection. Diabetes Care 2011;34:1695-1700

Javier Aragón-Sánchez, Jose Luis Lázaro-Martínez
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Comment on: Lipsky et al. Developing and validating a risk score for lower-extremity amputation in patients hospitalized for a diabetic foot infection. Diabetes Care 2011;34:1695-1700

Javier Aragón-Sánchez et al. Diabetes Care. 2011 Oct.
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