Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 643-649 , November 2009

Management of Elderly Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease

  • Nada Dimkovic, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Department for Renal Diseases, Zvezdara University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
    • ,
  • Dimitrios Oreopoulos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dimitrios Oreopoulos, 399 Bathurst St, 8E-408, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.07.009

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 643-649 , November 2009

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