Predialyis Nephrology Care of Older Individuals Approaching End-Stage Renal Disease

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 628-632

  Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C ^a   Tamura, Manula Kurella ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; NEPHROLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84869996330     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12036     Document Type: Article

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