@article{1fa8acb3f0df44a69b408534730fe03d,
title = "Differences in minor amputation rate in diabetic foot disease throughout Europe are in part explained by differences in disease severity at presentation",
abstract = "The incidence of minor amputation may vary significantly, and determinants of minor amputation have not been studied systematically. We evaluated minor amputation rate, the determinants of minor amputation and differences in amputation rate between European centres.",
keywords = "Aged, Amputation, Confidence Intervals, Diabetic Foot, Diabetic Neuropathies, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Odds Ratio, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Prospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index",
author = "{van Battum}, P and N Schaper and L Prompers and J Apelqvist and E Jude and A Piaggesi and K Bakker and M Edmonds and P Holstein and A Jirkovska and D Mauricio and {Ragnarson Tennvall}, G and H Reike and M Spraul and L Uccioli and V Urbancic and {van Acker}, K and {van Baal}, J and I Ferreira and M Huijberts",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2011 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine {\textcopyright} 2011 Diabetes UK.",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.03192.x",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "199--205",
journal = "Diabetic Medicine",
issn = "0742-3071",
publisher = "Wiley",
number = "2",
}