Prevalence and factors associated with lower limb amputation in individuals with type II diabetes mellitus in a referral hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Prevalence and factors associated with lower limb amputation in individuals with type II diabetes mellitus in a referral hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Aims: To analyze the association between demographic, socioeconomic, clinical, epidemiological, and primary healthcare factors with the severity of lower limb amputations (LLAs) in individuals with type II diabetes mellitus (DM-II) at a reference hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, in Northeast Brazil. Me...

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Main Authors: Francisca Lesse Mary Teixeira Alves, Gabriel Zorello Laporta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Diabetes
Insulin
Epidemiology
Public health
Quality of life
Disability
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402031313X

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