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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

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Borges, W.R., de Carvalho, A.T.Y. & Junior, R.A. Predictors of major amputation. Intern Emerg Med 12, 1079–1080 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1652-6

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