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Utility of the buttonhole cannulation method for hemodialysis patients with arteriovenous fistulas

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boxed-textVerhallen AM et al. (2007) Cannulating in hemodialysis: rope-ladder or buttonhole technique? Nephrol Dial Transplant 22: 2601–2604

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