Physical Examination versus Normalized Pressure Ratio for Predicting Outcomes of Hemodialysis Access Interventions

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1387-1393

  Trerotola, Scott O ^a   Ponce, Philip ^a   Stavropoulos, S William ^a   Clark, Timothy W I ^a   Tuite, Catherine M ^a   Mondschein, Jeffrey I ^a   Shlansky Goldberg, Richard ^a   Freiman, David B ^a   Patel, Aalpen A ^a   Soulen, Michael C ^a   Cohen, Raphael ^a   Wasserstein, Alan ^a   Chittams, Jesse L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 10744228009     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000096760.74047.34     Document Type: Article

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