Journal article
Care of elderly patients with chronic kidney disease
Abstract
BackgroundProviding optimal care to the growing number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains a significant problem in the United States. There is little known about the care of elderly CKD patients by primary care physicians as well as nephrologists. MethodsWe performed a retrospective study of 377 elderly male CKD (serum creatinine >1.4 mg/dl on 2 separate occasions 3 months apart) patients referred to the Nephrology Clinic at the …
Authors
Arora P; Mustafa RA; Karam J; Khalil P; Wilding G; Ranjan R; Lohr J
Journal
International Urology and Nephrology, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 363–370
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2006
DOI
10.1007/s11255-006-0046-x
ISSN
0301-1623