Patency and characteristics of lower extremity vein grafts requiring multiple revisions

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-31

  Landry, Gregory J ^a   Moneta, Gregory L ^a   Taylor, Lloyd M ^a   Edwards, James M ^a   Yeager, Richard A ^a   Porter, John M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0034234941     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.107306     Document Type: Article

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