Mortality in the elderly on dialysis: Is this the right debate?

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 920-922

  Iyasere, Osasuyi ^a   Brown, Edwina A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; FEMALE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84930465010     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.03650415     Document Type: Editorial

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