What role should the nephrologist play in the provision of palliative care?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 759-762

  Siegler, E L ^a   Del Monte, M L ^b   Rosati, R J ^c   Von Gunten, Charles F ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TERMINAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 0036804918     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662102320880660     Document Type: Article

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