RT Journal
A1 Wong SY, MD, Kreuter W, MPA, O’Hare AM, MD, MA
T1 TReatment intensity at the end of life in older adults receiving long-term dialysis
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD April 23
VO 172
IS 8
SP 661
OP 663
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.268
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.268
AB 
Life expectancy after the initiation of long-term dialysis is often severely limited in the elderly,1 and it is becoming increasingly clear that many older patients who are receiving dialysis experience a significant burden of concomitant illness,2 functional limitation,3 and symptoms.4 Such considerations have fostered a growing interest in end-of-life care and advanced care planning in this population.