Vascular access surveillance: An ongoing controversy

Kidney International

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-142

  Paulson, William D ^a   Moist, Louise ^b   Lok, Charmaine E ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

arteriovenous fistula; arteriovenous graft; clinical practice guidelines; vascular access

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STENOSIS; THROMBOSIS; VALIDITY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84855192261     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.337     Document Type: Review

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