The case for "palliative dialysis"

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Baumrucker, Steven J ^a   Carter, Gregory T ^b   Stolick, Matt ^b   Oertli, Karrie A ^c,d   Sheldon, Joanne E ^e   Morris, Gerald M ^f  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY   (United States)

^c Association for Clinical Pastoral Education   (United States)

^d Board Certified Chaplain   (United States)

^e Nova Southeastern University Law Center ^*

^f NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ETHICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SELECTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349133445     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909109339618     Document Type: Article

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