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Predictors of amputation above the knee in Brazilian health system

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  1. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the Hospital Ana Neri, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Wagner Ramos Borges

  2. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Aquiles Tadashi Ywata de Carvalho

  3. Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Roque Aras Junior

  4. Hospital Ana Neri, Serviço de Cirurgia Vascular e Endovascular, Rua Saldanha Marinho, sem número, Caixa D’água, CEP 40 323 010, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Wagner Ramos Borges

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Borges, W.R., de Carvalho, A.T.Y. & Junior, R.A. Predictors of amputation above the knee in Brazilian health system. Artery Res 18, 73–74 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2017.04.006

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