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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    Mauri J. A. Lepäntalo M.D., Ph.D., Milla Kallio M.D. & Anders Albäck M.D.

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  1. Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

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Lepäntalo, M.J.A., Kallio, M., Albäck, A. (2018). Diabetic Foot. In: Geroulakos, G., Sumpio, B. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65936-7_27

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