CE: Continuing education article-integration of palliative care for patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease

Journal of Renal Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 218-226

  Sedgewick, John ^a   Noble, Helen ^b   Ho, Tai Mooi ^c   Kafkia, Theodora ^d   Van Waeleghem, Jean Pierre ^e  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d 2nd IKA ETAM Hospital   (Greece)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic Kidney Disease; Dying; End of life; Palliative Care; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77958567244     PISSN: 17556678     EISSN: 17556686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2010.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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