Assisted automated peritoneal dialysis (AAPD) for the functionally dependent and elderly patient

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages

  Povlsen, Johan V ^a   Ivarsen, Per ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assisted APD; Elderly patient; Functional dependency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 21244446664     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080502503s15     Document Type: Article

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