Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9 PART 2, 2003, Pages

  Ramchandani, Parvati ^a   Cardella, John F ^b   Grassi, Clement J ^c   Roberts, Anne C ^d   Sacks, David ^e   Schwartzberg, Marc S ^f   Lewis, Curtis A ^g  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Thornton Hospital   (United States)

^e READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Leesburg Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 4043170734     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000094598.83406.b4     Document Type: Article

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