title: Diabetes-related leg amputations in elderly North Carolinians. A status report and a challenge.
authors.affiliation: MRNC, Releigh 27627, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Goonan
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate