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. 2020 Mar 5;1(4):279-280.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0001022020. eCollection 2020 Apr 30.

Buttonhole Cannulation of Arteriovenous Fistulas: a Dialysis Nurse's Perspective

Margaret Bushey  1
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Buttonhole Cannulation of Arteriovenous Fistulas: a Dialysis Nurse's Perspective

Margaret Bushey. Kidney360. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Buttonhole cannulation; Catheterization; Dialysis; Hemodialysis Home; Kidney Failure Chronic; Needles; Renal Dialysis; arteriovenous fistulas.

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Conflict of interest statement

M. Bushey has nothing to disclose.

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