title: Interaction of aging and chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Our goals in this review are to describe what is known about the prevalence and clinical implications of non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease in the elderly and to discuss some of the most common challenges to managing older patients with chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G2C4. uma.prakash@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Suma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Hare
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult