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The use of palliative care services amongst end-stage kidney disease patients in an Irish tertiary referral centre

BACKGROUND: Although patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have a shortened life expectancy, their end-of-life (EOL) care is suboptimal. The aim of this study was to review the utilization of specialist palliative care (SPC) in patients with ESKD in Dublin, Ireland. METHODS: We conducted a r...

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Autores principales: Redahan, Lynn, Brady, Bernadette, Smyth, Andrew, Higgins, Stephen, Wall, Catherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26069830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sft117