A single-center review of the death notification form: Discontinuing dialysis before death is not a surrogate for withdrawal from dialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 525-530

  Holley, Jean L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease (ESRD); Kidney failure; Withdrawal from dialysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; UNITED STATES; UREMIA;

EID: 0036723811     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.34910     Document Type: Article

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