Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis.
Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1539-47
This paper demonstrates that among nursing home residents with ESRD, the initiation of dialysis is associated with a substantial and sustained decline in functional status.
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