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. 2014 Jun;37(6):e139-40.
doi: 10.2337/dc14-0034.

Preventive measures for patients at risk for amputation from diabetes and peripheral arterial disease

Philip P Goodney  1 , Asha McClurg  2 , Emily L Spangler  3 , Benjamin S Brooke  4 , Randall R DeMartino  5 , David H Stone  3 , Brian W Nolan  3
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Preventive measures for patients at risk for amputation from diabetes and peripheral arterial disease

Philip P Goodney et al. Diabetes Care. 2014 Jun.
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Proportion of patients treated with one, two, and all three preventive measures, by hospital referral region.
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