Peritoneal dialysis in a nursing home: Limited survival expectations [2]

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 373-374

  Wang, T ^a,b   Izatt, S ^a   Dalglish, C ^c   Bargman, J ^a   Jassal, S ^a   Vas, S ^a   Oreopoulos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c O'Neil Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AWARENESS; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242438094     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp60373     Document Type: Letter

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