Intermittent haemodialysis: insertion and care of the silastic-teflon cannula.
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We would like to acknowledge our indebtedness to Roche Products Limited for financial assistance and to Dr. John Garrod for his interest and helpful advice. We are grateful to Dr. Denis Harriman for the necropsy findings in Case 9 and to Dr. Kenneth Exley for help with the manuscript. We should also like to thank Mrs. Grace Murray for help in preparing the illustrations and Miss Hilary Stevens for typing the manuscript.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 3 5557 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967