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Editorial
. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):552-4.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.01910216. Epub 2016 Mar 17.

Does the Evidence Support Conservative Management as an Alternative to Dialysis for Older Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease?

Helen Tam-Tham  1 , Chandra M Thomas  2
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Editorial

Does the Evidence Support Conservative Management as an Alternative to Dialysis for Older Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease?

Helen Tam-Tham et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Fluid Therapy; Humans; Kidney Diseases; chronic dialysis; conservative management; end stage kidney disease; geriatric nephrology; kidney; renal dialysis.

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