Quality end-of-life care in dialysis units

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-44

  Davison, Sara N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

AGED; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0036366277     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2002.00015.x     Document Type: Review

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