Increased Mortality in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients: The Significance of Ulcer Type
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients have a greater than twofold increase in mortality compared with nonulcerated diabetic patients. We investigated (a) cause of death in DFU patients, (b) age at death, and (c) relationship between cause of death and ulcer type. This was an eleven-year retrospective s...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2016-01-01
|
Series: | Journal of Diabetes Research |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2879809 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|