title: When is a conservative approach to advanced chronic kidney disease preferable to renal replacement therapy?
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: S Susan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hedayati
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods*