American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 91-98 , January 2009

Patterns of Use of Vascular Catheters for Hemodialysis in Children in the United States

  • Jeffrey J. Fadrowski, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey J. Fadrowski, MD, MHS, David M. Rubenstein Child Health Bldg, Rm 3055, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287
    • ,
  • Wenke Hwang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
    • ,
  • Alicia M. Neu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Barbara A. Fivush, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Susan L. Furth, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Received 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 4 August 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.011 on October 28, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01301-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.011

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 91-98 , January 2009

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