Treatment Options for Kidney Failure in China: Conservative Management More Than Dialysis?
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Understanding by Older Patients of Dialysis and Conservative Management for Chronic Kidney Failure
BACKGROUND Older adults with chronic kidney disease stage 5 may be offered a choice between dialysis and conservative management. Few studies have explored patients' reasons for choosing conservative management and none have compared the views of those who have chosen different treatments across renal units. STUDY DESIGN Qualitative study with semistructured interviews. SETTINGS & PARTICIPA...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kidney Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2590-0595
DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.09.002