Therapeutic alternatives and palliative care for advanced renal disease in the very elderly: a review of the literature

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 647-654

  Musso, Carlos G ^a   Trigka, Konstantina ^b   Dousdampanis, Periklis ^b   Jauregui, Jose ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Kyanous Stavros Patron Dialysis Unit   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Dialysis; Kidney transplant; Palliation; Very elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 84933183286     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-014-0886-8     Document Type: Review

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