A prospective comparison of two expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for linear forearm hemodialysis access: Does the manufacturer matter?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-79

  Kaufman, Jeffrey L ^a   Garb, Jane L ^a   Berman, Joel A ^a   Rhee, Sang W ^a   Norris, Marc A ^a   Friedmann, Paul ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0030910926     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(97)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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