Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1499-1504 , June 2009

Vein diameter is the major predictor of fistula maturation

Received 17 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00260-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.018

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1499-1504 , June 2009

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