Is basilic vein transposition a real alternative to an arteriovenous bypass graft? A prospective study

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-356

  Chemla, Eric S ^a   Morsy, Mohamed A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEINS;

EID: 48049093040     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2008.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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