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. 2020 Aug;37(8):1409-1410.
doi: 10.1111/dme.14340. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Diabetic foot ulceration in COVID-19 lockdown: cause for concern or unexpected benefit?

D Lipscomb  1 , A S Smith  1 , S Adamson  2 , E M Rezazadeh  1
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Diabetic foot ulceration in COVID-19 lockdown: cause for concern or unexpected benefit?

D Lipscomb et al. Diabet Med. 2020 Aug.
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New ulceration events by month.
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