Ethical principles and processes guiding dialysis decision-making

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2313-2317

  Moss, Alvin H ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; DIALYSIS; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; JUSTICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICARE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 80052586245     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.03960411     Document Type: Article

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