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Vascular access for hemodialysis

Interdisciplinary recommendations of German specialist societies

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    M. Hollenbeck

  2. Fachbereich Gefäßchirurgie, Kreiskrankenhaus Rastatt Klinikum Mittelbaden gGmbH, Rastatt, Deutschland

    V. Mickley

  3. Klinik für Visceral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland

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Hollenbeck, M., Mickley, V., Brunkwall, J. et al. Gefäßzugang zur Hämodialyse. Nephrologe 4, 158–176 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11560-009-0281-0

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