Age and treatment of kidney failure

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 344-350

  Elliott, Meghan J ^a   Tam Tham, Helen ^b   Hemmelgarn, Brenda R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Chronic kidney disease; Kidney failure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIALYSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878866187     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32835fe540     Document Type: Review

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