Treatment of chronic kidney disease in the elderly: Diet or conservative management

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.19, 2012, Pages

  Brunori, Giuliano ^a  

^a SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Conservative management; Dialysis; Elderly; Quality of life; Supplemented very low protein diet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; NEPHROLOGIST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84870969379     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000143     Document Type: Article

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