Conservative management of end-stage renal disease without dialysis: A systematic review

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 228-235

  O'Connor, Nina R ^a   Kumar, Pallavi ^b  

^a Arkansas Hospice   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER HARVARD CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857473344     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0207     Document Type: Review

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