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. 2013 Nov;28(11):2663-6.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gft379. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

The patient perspective and physician's role in making decisions on instituting dialysis

Manjula Kurella Tamura  1 , Vyjeyanthi S Periyakoil
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The patient perspective and physician's role in making decisions on instituting dialysis

Manjula Kurella Tamura et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2013 Nov.
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Keywords: dialysis; shared decision making.

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