The family perspective of ESRD deaths

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 154-161

  Cohen, Lewis M ^a   Germain, Michael J ^b   Woods, Anne L ^a   Mirot, Adam ^a   Burleson, Joseph A ^c  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Western New England Renal and Transplant Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bereavement; families; Renal dialysis; terminal care; withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEPHROLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 11144268900     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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