European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 439-444 , October 2006

Central Vein Obstruction in Vascular Access

  • V. Mickley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr med. Volker Mickley, Department of Vascular Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Rastatt, Engelstraße 39, D-76437 Rastatt, Germany.

,Accepted 26 April 2006.

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 Update on Renal Access and Transplantation — one of a series of educational articles edited by Mr Christopher Gibbons, Swansea, UK.

PII: S1078-5884(06)00213-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.04.011

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 439-444 , October 2006

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