Health service utilisation during the last year of life: a prospective, longitudinal study of the pathways of patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5

Health service utilisation during the last year of life: a prospective, longitudinal study of the pathways of patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3-5

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing global problem affecting around 10% of many countries’ populations. Providing appropriate palliative care services (PCS) to those with advanced kidney disease is becoming paramount. Palliative/supportive care alongside usual CKD clinical...

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Main Authors: Shirley Chambers, Helen Healy, Wendy E. Hoy, Adrian Kark, Sharad Ratanjee, Geoffrey Mitchell, Carol Douglas, Patsy Yates, Ann Bonner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Palliative care
Supportive care
Conservative care
End of life
Patient tracking
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0310-8

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