Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 59-65 , March 2003

Lower extremity amputations in diabetic Mexican American elders: Incidence, prevalence and correlates

  • Max E Otiniano

      Affiliations

    • Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 3.244 Jennie Sealy Hospital, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. Tel.: +1-409-747-0579; fax: +1-409-772-8931
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  • Xianglin Du

      Affiliations

    • Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 3.244 Jennie Sealy Hospital, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0460, USA
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth Ottenbacher

      Affiliations

    • Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • School of Allied Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Sandra A Black

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Kyriakos S Markides

      Affiliations

    • Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

Received 12 February 2002 ,Accepted 7 March 2002.

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