Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the hemodialysis elderly population

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.19, 2012, Pages

  Aucella, Filippo ^a   Stoico, Laura ^b   Cicchella, Antonio ^a   Gesuete, Antonio ^a   Greco, Antonio ^c   Grandaliano, Giuseppe ^b   Pilotto, Alberto ^d  

^a Department of Medical Sciences Research Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA); Dialysis; End stage renal disease; Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI); Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROGNOSTIC INDEX; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84872049178     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000223     Document Type: Article

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