Reasons renal patients give for deciding not to dialyze: A prospective qualitative interview study

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kelly, Daniel ^b   Noble, Helen ^c   Meyer, Julienne ^c   Bridges, Jackie ^c   Johnson, Barbara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; DEATH; DIALYSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 63849281537     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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