Ageing Renal Patients: We Need More Collaboration between Geriatric Services and Nephrology Departments.

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Published in Healthcare (Basel) on October 30, 2015

Authors

Helen Alston1, Aine Burns2

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. helen.alston@nhs.net.
2: Centre for Nephrology, Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. aine.burns@nhs.net.

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