Dialysis decision making in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  McKenzie, John K ^a   Moss, Alvin H ^a   Feest, Terry G ^a   Stocking, Carol B ^a   Siegler, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Allocation of scarce resources; Dialysis patient selection; Fear of lawsuit; Patient family wishes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DIALYSIS; FAMILY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17344364098     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9428446     Document Type: Article

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