Ethical Considerations Regarding Pregnancy in Chronic Kidney Disease

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-211

  Davison, Sara N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technologies; Chronic kidney disease; ethics; kidney transplant; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER METABOLISM; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33947538005     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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