Patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 and 4 demand survival information on dialysis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 589-591

  Fine, Adrian ^a   Fontaine, Bunny ^a   Kraushar, Maryann M ^a   Plamondon, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; CANADA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 38449112778     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080702700521     Document Type: Article

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