Prosthetic thigh arteriovenous access: Outcome with SVS/AAVS reporting standards

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 381-386

  Cull, John D ^a   Cull, David L ^a   Taylor, Spence M ^a   Carsten III, Christopher G ^a   Snyder, Bruce A ^a   Youkey, Jerry R ^a   Langan III, Eugene M ^a   Blackhurst, Dawn W ^a   Hans, Sachinder S ^b   Schanzer, Harry ^b   Clagett, G Patrick ^b  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY STEAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 10744227587     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00720-1     Document Type: Article

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