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Avoid amputation if possible in patients with diabetic foot ulcers

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Avoid amputation if possible in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Drugs Ther. Perspect 11, 13–16 (1998). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199811030-00005

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