A three-year follow-up on standard versus thin wall ePTFE grafts for hemodialysis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 464-470

  Lenz, B J ^a   Veldenz, H C ^a   Dennis, J W ^a   Khansarinia, S ^a   Atteberry, L R ^a   Goldman, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031713171     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(98)70132-6     Document Type: Article

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