Ethical considerations in nephro-geriatrics

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.19, 2012, Pages

  Del Vecchio, Lucia ^a   Locatelli, Francesco ^a  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Cognitive impairment; Comorbidities; Dialysis; Ethics; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; THERAPY DELAY;

AGED; GERIATRICS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; NEPHROLOGY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 84872030778     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000165     Document Type: Editorial

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