Fistula first initiative: Advantages and pitfalls

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1043-1053

  Lok, Charmaine E ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34548864410     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01080307     Document Type: Short Survey

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