Cardiovascular Comorbidity and Late Referral Impact Arteriovenous Fistula Survival: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 204-209

  Ravani, Pietro ^a,e   Brunori, Giuliano ^b   Mandolfo, Salvatore ^c   Cancarini, Giovanni ^b   Imbasciati, Enrico ^c   Marcelli, Daniele ^d   Malberti, Fabio ^a  

^a Servizi di Nefrologia e Dialisi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Nefrologia e Dialisi   (Italy)

^d FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE   (Germany)

^e CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0346103692     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000103870.31606.90     Document Type: Article

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