Far-infrared therapy: A novel treatment to improve access blood flow and unassisted patency of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 985-992

  Lin, Chih Ching ^a,b   Chang, Chao Fu ^b,c   Lai, Ming Yu ^a,b   Chen, Tzen Wen ^a,b   Lee, Pui Ching ^a   Yang, Wu Chang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33947213786     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2006050534     Document Type: Article

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