Approach to chronic kidney disease in the elderly

Affiliations

¹ Nephrologist in Toronto, Ont.
² Nephrologist in the University Health Network in Toronto.
³ Specialist in geriatric medicine practising in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ontario.
⁴ Family physician specializing in care of the elderly and palliative care at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

Elbert Chow et al. Can Fam Physician. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;69(1):25-27.

doi: 10.46747/cfp.690125.

¹ Nephrologist in Toronto, Ont.
² Nephrologist in the University Health Network in Toronto.
³ Specialist in geriatric medicine practising in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ontario.
⁴ Family physician specializing in care of the elderly and palliative care at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.

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