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Nephrologists’ emotional burden regarding decision-making about dialysis initiation in older adults: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Conservative management, an approach to treating end-stage kidney disease without dialysis, while generally associated with shorter life expectancy than treatment with dialysis, is associated with fewer hospitalizations, better functional status and, potentially, better quality of life....

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Autores principales: Wachterman, Melissa W., Leveille, Tarikwa, Keating, Nancy L., Simon, Steven R., Waikar, Sushrut S., Bokhour, Barbara
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/PMC6814056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1565-x

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