Opinions of elderly people on treatment for end-stage renal disease

Gerontology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 156-159

  Ahmed, S ^a   Addicott, C ^a   Qureshi, M ^a   Pendleton, N ^a   Clague, J E ^a   Horan, M A ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly, dialysis; Opinions, renal failure; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032954213     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022078     Document Type: Article

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