Non-dialysis therapy: A better policy than dialysis followed by withdrawal?

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-27

  Brown, Edwina A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84856287971     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.01044.x     Document Type: Note

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