American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , January 2008

Frequency of Swing-Segment Stenosis in Referred Dialysis Patients With Angiographically Documented Lesions

  • Olurotimi J. Badero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Olurotimi J. Badero, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Box 1199, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
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  • Moro O. Salifu, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
    • ,
  • Haimanot Wasse, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Jack Work, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Received 31 July 2007 ,Accepted 28 September 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.012 on November 28, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01307-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.012

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , January 2008

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