Quality of life in the elderly patients on dialysis

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 679-683

  Apostolou, Theofanis ^a,b  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FAMILY SERVICE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34447313093     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9225-7     Document Type: Review

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