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Far-infrared irradiation can improve blood flow and patency of arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients

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boxed-textLin CC et al. (2007) Far-infrared therapy: a novel treatment to improve access blood flow and unassisted patency of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 18: 985–992

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The synopsis was written by Chloë Harman, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Sapporo Kita Clinic, Kita ku, Kita 18 Jo, Nishi 2-21, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0018, Japan seiji.ohira@sk-clinic.or.jp

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Ohira, S. Far-infrared irradiation can improve blood flow and patency of arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 422–423 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0538

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