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Editorial
. 2017 Nov 7;12(11):1721-1722.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.09810917. Epub 2017 Oct 17.

Recognizing the Elephant in the Room: Palliative Care Needs in Acute Kidney Injury

Amar D Bansal  1 , Jane O Schell
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Editorial

Recognizing the Elephant in the Room: Palliative Care Needs in Acute Kidney Injury

Amar D Bansal et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury; Chronic Disease; Humans; Outpatients; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; acute renal failure; kidney; nephrology; palliative care; renal dialysis.

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