Permanent vascular access in patients with end-stage renal disease, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with the establishment of permanent vascular access for patients with end-stage renal disease. METHODS: Cross-sectional study conducted in a nationally representative sample of Brazilian end-stage renal disease patients in dialysis and transplant centers durin...

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Main Authors: Gisele Macedo da Silva, Isabel Cristina Gomes, Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade, Eleonora Moreira Lima, Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102011000200002&lng=en&tlng=en