Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77 , January 2005

The elderly patient with chronic kidney disease

  • Maria R. Hansberry

      Affiliations

    • Section of Geriatric Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • William L. Whittier

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Michelle W. Krause

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michelle W. Krause, MD, MPH, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, 4301 W. Markham Street, Slot # 501, Little Rock, AR 72205.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2004.10.013

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77 , January 2005

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