Embracing the fistula first national vascular access improvement initiative

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 585-586

  Tonnessen, Britt H ^a   Money, Samuel R ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; EDITORIAL; GRAFT INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944505538     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.05.030     Document Type: Editorial

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