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. 2012 Dec;58(12):1353-6, e704-7.

"Should I go on dialysis, Doc?": initiating dialysis in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

[Article in English, French]
Dori Seccareccia  1 , James Downar
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"Should I go on dialysis, Doc?": initiating dialysis in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

[Article in English, French]
Dori Seccareccia et al. Can Fam Physician. 2012 Dec.
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