A communication framework for dialysis decision-making for frail elderly patients

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2014-2021

  Schell, Jane O ^a   Cohen, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIALYSIS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LIFE EXTENSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84923858292     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.02190314     Document Type: Article

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