Hemodialysis vascular access: The Achilles' heel remains

Kidney International

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 665-666

  Schwab, S J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MORBIDITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 34548494133     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002470     Document Type: Note

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