Amputation in a 17 year old Ghanaian with type 1 diabetes: A Case Report
Lower limb amputation is a debilitating complication of diabetes which is rare in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Most amputations in children are rather due to other causes such as trauma and congenital anomalies. Lack of access to supervised and coordinated medical care for children...
Main Authors: | Emmanuel Ameyaw, Serwah Bonsu Asafo-Agyei, Adwoa Pokua Boakye-Yiadom, Kofi Baffoe-Sarpong, Faisal Adomako Duku |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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Series: | Endocrine and Metabolic Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666396120300248 |
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