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Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Rurality With Major Leg Amputation or Death Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

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Description
Examines the probability of amputation or death in patients with diabetic foot ulcers using 2013-2014 Medicare claims data of 124,487 patients. Includes demographic breakdowns by sex, race/ethnicity, rurality, Area Deprivation Index (ADI), patient history of chronic illness, and more.
Author(s)
Meghan B. Brennan, W. Ryan Powell, Farah Kaiksow
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 5(4)
Date
04/2022
Tagged as
Diabetes · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data