An Integrative Approach to Advanced Kidney Disease in the Elderly

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 368-377

  Schell, Jane O ^a   Germain, Michael J ^b   Finkelstein, Fred O ^c   Tulsky, James A ^a   Cohen, Lewis M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative care; Dialysis; Elderly; Geriatrics; Hospice; Mortality; Palliative care; Quality of life; Withdrawal from dialysis; Withold from dialysis

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIALYSIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 77953722093     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.03.004     Document Type: Review

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