The cessation of dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease: Developing an appropriate evidence base for practice

EDTNA-ERCA Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 208-211

  Noble, Helen ^a   Chesser, A ^a   Kelly, D ^b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; End of Life Care; Established Renal failure; Palliative care; Supportive Care

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DECISION MAKING; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33646544071     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2005.tb00431.x     Document Type: Review

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