Where are all the AV fistulas?

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 146-148

  Sands, Jeffrey ^a   Perry, Mike ^b  

^a Fresenius Medical Care NA   (United States)

^b Fresenius Medical Care and US Vascular Access Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036562648     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139X.2002.00045.x     Document Type: Review

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