Should arteriovenous fistulas and synthetic grafts undergo surveillance with pre-emptive correction of stenosis?

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 480-481

  Paulson, William D ^a,b   White, John J ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; MONITORING; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENOSIS; SYNTHETIC GRAFT; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR ACCESS; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 50249157419     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0878     Document Type: Note

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