In good conscience - Safely withholding dialysis in the elderly

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 476-479

  Dasgupta, Indranil ^a   Rayner, Hugh C ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; RENAL DIALYSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 70350001651     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2009.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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