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Editorial
. 2018 Aug 7;13(8):1138-1139.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.07390618. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Meeting the Palliative Care Needs of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: Beyond the Math

Vanessa Grubbs  1   2
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Editorial

Meeting the Palliative Care Needs of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: Beyond the Math

Vanessa Grubbs. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ESCO; advance care planning; dialysis withdrawal; end of life care; end stage kidney disease; hospice; maintenance hemodialysis; palliative care; renal dialysis.

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