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Affiliation
Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA. mallon@nrtc.dom.uab.edu
Authors
Allon M, Delmez JA, Greene T, Kusek JW, Martin AA, Minda S, Ornt DB, Rasmussen C, Schwab SJ
Studies
Citation
Allon M, Ornt DB, Schwab SJ, Rasmussen C, Delmez JA, Greene T, Kusek JW, Martin AA, Minda S. Factors associated with the prevalence of arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients in the HEMO study. Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study Group. Kidney Int 2000 Nov;58(5):2178-85.Abstract
Arteriovenous (AV) fistulas are the vascular access of choice for hemodialysis patients, but only about 20% of hemodialysis patients in the United States dialyze with fistulas. There is little information known about the factors associated with this low prevalence of fistulas.