The at-risk diabetic limb: a shift in paradigm
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*Division of Wound Healing, Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown School of Medicine, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA; Tel.: +1 202 444 3059; Fax: +1 202 444 0300; [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2015