Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Management of the Thrombosed or Dysfunctional Dialysis Access

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages S247-S253

  Aruny, John E ^a   Lewis, Curtis A ^a   Cardella, John F ^a   Cole, Patricia E ^a   Davis, Andrew ^a   Drooz, Alain T ^a   Grassi, Clement J ^a   Gray, Richard J ^a   Husted, James W ^a   Jones, Michael Todd ^a   McCowan, Timothy C ^a   Meranze, Steven G ^a   Van Moore, A ^a   Neithamer, Calvin D ^a   Oglevie, Steven B ^a   Omary, Reed A ^a   Patel, Nilesh H ^a   Rholl, Kenneth S ^a   Roberts, Anne C ^a   Sacks, David ^a   Sanchez, Orestes ^a   Silverstein, Mark I ^a   Singh, Harjit ^a   Swan, Timothy L ^a   Towbin, Richard B ^a   Trerotola, Scott O ^a   Bakal, Curtis W ^a   for the Society of Interventional Radiology Standards of Practice Committee, ^a   more..

^a Society of Interventional Radiology   (United States)

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EID: 4544337165     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000094593.83406.45     Document Type: Article

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