American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 431-440 , March 2010

Patient Views About Treatment of Stage 5 CKD: A Qualitative Analysis of Semistructured Interviews

  • Rachael L. Morton, MScMed (Clin Epi)(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Rachael L. Morton, MScMed (Clin Epi)(Hons), School of Public Health, Edward Ford Bldg A27, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • ,
  • Jeannie Devitt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Kirsten Howard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Kate Anderson, BSc(Psych)(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Paul Snelling, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Alan Cass, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia
    • Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Received 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 24 November 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.011 on February 1, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01580-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.011

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 431-440 , March 2010

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