A 30-Year Odyssey with the Umbilical Vein Graft

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 582-583

  Dardik, Herbert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; THROMBECTOMY; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN GRAFT; XENOGRAFT;

BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DEVICE APPROVAL; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; UMBILICAL VEINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748782238     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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