The role of the nephrologist in the care of geriatric patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.19, 2012, Pages

  Aucella, Filippo ^a   Cicchella, Antonio ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BODY MASS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEPHROLOGIST; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84872030617     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000210     Document Type: Editorial

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