Atencion primaria
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Multicenter Study
[Incidence of amputaciones of the lower extremities in the population with diabetes mellitus in Málaga (1996-1997)].
To find the frequency of amputations of lower limbs (ALL) with the aim of designing a programme to prevent ALL in people with diabetes mellitus (DM). ⋯ This study confirmed the greater risk of ALL run by people with DM. The incidence of ALL in this study was less than in countries of Northern Europe, the USA and Australia, but more than in any study published before in Spain.