Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 368-377 , July 2010

An Integrative Approach to Advanced Kidney Disease in the Elderly

  • Jane O. Schell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jane Schell, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Hock Plaza, Suite 1105, 2424 Erwin Road, Box 2720, Durham, NC 27705-3860.
    • ,
  • Michael J. Germain

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
    • ,
  • Fred O. Finkelstein

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • James A. Tulsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Center for Palliative Care, Duke University Medical Center
    • ,
  • Lewis M. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

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doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.03.004

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 368-377 , July 2010

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