International Pediatric Fistula First Initiative: A Call to Action

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1016-1024

  Chand, Deepa H ^a   Valentini, Rudolph P ^b  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

arteriovenous access; Arteriovenous fistula; pediatric hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSURGERY; NEPHROLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849109173     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.309     Document Type: Article

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