Loss of independence in patients starting dialysis at 80 years of age or older

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1612-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc0905289.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Assisted Living Facilities
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes
  • Renal Dialysis*
  • Residence Characteristics