An analysis of the patency of vascular access grafts for hemodialysis using the Medicare Part B claims database.
Kennedy
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MT
Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences of Dartmouth Medical School, NH, USA.
Quinton
H
H
Bubolz
T A
TA
Wennberg
J E
JE
Wilson
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States