Gender differences in vascular access in hemodialysis patients in the United States: Developing strategies for improving access outcome

Gender Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-204

  Marcus, Richard J ^a   Marcus, Dawn A ^b   Sureshkumar, Kalathil K ^a   Hussain, Sabiha M ^a   McGill, Rita L ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AVF; fistula; hemodialysis; women

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FLOW RATE; GENDER BIAS; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN GRAFT;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36049051944     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1550-8579(07)80040-4     Document Type: Article

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