Developing a comprehensive diagnostic and interventional nephrology program at an academic center

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-233

  Asif, Arif ^b   Byers, Patricia ^b   Vieira, Cristovao F ^b   Roth, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endovascular procedures; Interventional nephrology; Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion; Renal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0042490674     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00646-2     Document Type: Article

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