Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 65-66 , October 2003

Topical phytochemicals used to salvage the gangrenous lower limbs of type 1 diabetic patients

  • Eugene Sherry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-247-212-128; fax: +61-247-315-388.
    • ,
  • Sureshan Sivananthan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaysia, Malaysia
    • ,
  • Patrick H. Warnke

      Affiliations

    • University of Kiel, Germany
    • ,
  • Guy D. Eslick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia

,Accepted 22 July 2003.

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PII: S0168-8227(03)00175-X

doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2003.07.001

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 65-66 , October 2003

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