Minimizing hemodialysis vascular access trauma with an improved needle design

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1325-1330

  Ross, Edward A ^a,b   Verlander, Jill W ^a   Koo, Lilia C ^a   Hawkins, Irvin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANNULATION; CAROTID ARTERY; HEMODIALYSIS; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0034081922     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v1171325     Document Type: Article

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