Fistula culture and no-excuses nephrology

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-63

  McGill, Rita L ^a,b   Marcus, R J ^a   Sandroni, S E ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NEPHROLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 22944488563     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980500600203     Document Type: Note

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