Complying with ethical principles in elderly and frail patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

Introduction: In 2016, in Europe (EU), 27.3 million people were aged > 80 (the so-called "elderly people"), and this value will likely increase up to 7 million more in ten years time. Portugal follows that world trend and has presently the fifth highest proportion of elderly people in t...

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Main Author: Ana Mateus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde 2019-06-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/cadernosdesaude/article/view/5306