Incidence, management, and outcomes of end-stage renal disease in the elderly

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-257

  Tamura, Manjula Kurella ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Elderly; End stage renal disease

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; WELLBEING; AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIET THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67049087042     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e328326f3ac     Document Type: Review

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