How old is too old to start dialysis? [8]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 325-

  Dharmarajan, Thiruvinvamalai S ^a,b   Kaul, Nita ^a   Russell, Robin O ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UREMIA;

EID: 1242329498     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.05202001_8.x     Document Type: Letter

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