Maximum conservative management: A worthwhile treatment for elderly patients with renal failure who choose not to undergo dialysis

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Burns, Aine [1 ]
Carson, Rachel [2 ,3 ]
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[1] Royal Free NHS Trust, Ctr Nephrol, London NW32QG, England
[2] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver Gen Hosp, Dept Nephrol, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
[3] Nanaimo Reg Gen Hosp, Dept Nephrol, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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10.1089/jpm.2007.0009
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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This paper has been compiled from a presentation given by the first author to the '' Palliative and End of Life Care in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Evidence '' meeting held in London in October 2006. It summarizes some of what is known about the topic as well as the authors' research and experience in the field.
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