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Quality of life after the initiation of dialysis or maximal conservative management in elderly patients: a longitudinal analysis of the Geriatric assessment in OLder patients starting Dialysis (GOLD) study

BACKGROUND: Maximal conservative management (MCM) may be an appropriate alternative option for dialysis in some elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Evidence about the impact of dialysis or MCM on quality of life (QoL) in older patients is sparse. In the GOLD (Geriatric assessment...

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Autores principales: van Loon, I. N., Goto, N. A., Boereboom, F. T. J., Verhaar, M. C., Bots, M. L., Hamaker, M. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30922246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1268-3