Achieving the goal of the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative for prevalent maintenance hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-89

  Lynch, Janet R ^a   Wasse, Haimanot ^b   Armistead, Nancy C ^a   McClellan, William M ^b  

^a Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; end stage renal disease; hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 78650506619     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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