Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 205-208 , July 2000

Early experience with infectious complications of percutaneous femoral artery closure devices

Received 2 September 1999 ,Accepted 6 December 1999.

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 Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: J. Sheppard Mondy III, MD, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912.

PII: S0741-5214(00)66288-2

doi: 10.1067/mva.2000.105678

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 205-208 , July 2000