Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 192-197 , December 2011

Principles of Tunneled Cuffed Catheter Placement

  • Wolf Heberlein, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Wolf Heberlein, MD, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham Street, No. 556, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199

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doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2011.05.008

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 192-197 , December 2011

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