Upper arm arteriovenous fistulas as a reliable access alternative for patients requiring chronic hemodialysis

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1038-1042

  Livingston, Chrisopher K ^a   Potts III, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032754697     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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