A Description of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in a Major Urban Center Receiving Conservative Care
Background: Conservative/palliative (nondialysis) management is an option for some individuals for treatment of stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little is known about these individuals treated with conservative care in the Canadian setting. Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients...
Main Authors: | Fareed B. Kamar, Helen Tam-Tham, Chandra Thomas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-07-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358117718538 |
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