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Dialysis in frail elders--a role for palliative care.
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Author/s: Arnold, Robert M (RM); Zeidel, Mark L (ML);
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comment; Editorial
Journal: The New England journal of medicine (N Engl J Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 361 (issue 16) : pp 1597-8
Dates: Created 2009/10/15; Completed 2009/10/26;
PMID: 19828538, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/26/2009, IMS Date: )
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CommentOn: N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1539-47. (PMID: 19828531)
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