Illness trajectories: An important concept in the management of kidney failure

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3746-3748

  Murtagh, Fliss E M ^a   Murphy, Emma ^b   Sheerin, Neil S ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease trajectory; End of life care; Stage 5 chronic kidney disease

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; NOTE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 56749154625     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn532     Document Type: Note

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