title: Fistula First clarifies its message.
abstract: This material was prepared by the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition as part of the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative Special Project, which is performed under contract HHSM-500-2006-NW005C, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.
authors.affiliation: The Cardiovascular Care Group, 433 Central Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090, USA. csales@tcvcg.com
authors.forename: Clifford M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis