The Impact of Seasonal and Meteorological Conditions on the Incidence of Thrombotic Haemodialysis Shunt Occlusions

Institution where the work originated:Department of Radiology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany

^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

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