Lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher rates of critical limb ischemia presentation and post-revascularization amputation.

J Vasc Surg

Division of Vascular Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Published: March 2022

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