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Part B: Quality of Life of the Dialysis Patient

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Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis

Abstract

Before 1972 the upper age limit for dialysis treatment in USA was 50 years. After this time the medical technology has contributed to an impressive long term patient survival on chronic dialysis. An increasing awareness of the need of the patient to live as close to normal life as possible has led to a concentration on problems concerned with the quality of life (QL). Initial studies to assess QL focused more on physical abilities than the studies with the more multi dimensional QL instruments used today

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Ahlmén, J. (1996). Part B: Quality of Life of the Dialysis Patient. In: Jacobs, C., Kjellstrand, C.M., Koch, K.M., Winchester, J.F. (eds) Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-36947-1_71

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