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Reduction of amputation rates among Alaska Natives with diabetes following the development of a high-risk foot program

Cynthia Dodgen SchraerAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Diabetes Program, Anchorage, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel WeaverAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Diabetes Program, Anchorage, USA
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Julien Louise NaylorAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Diabetes Program, Anchorage, USA
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Ellen ProvostAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Diabetes Program, Anchorage, USA
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Ann Marie MayerAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Diabetes Program, Anchorage, USA
Pages 114-119 | Published online: 01 Sep 2004

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