Vascular Access for Dialysis in the United States: Progress, Hurdles, Controversies, and the Future

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 614-618

  Wish, Jay B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650413551     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2010.00797.x     Document Type: Note

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