Llewellyn, Henry; Low, Joe; Smith, Glenn; Hopkins, Katherine - In: Social Science & Medicine 114 (2014) C, pp. 49-56
Chronic and life-threatening conditions are widely thought to shatter the lives of those affected. In this article, we examine the accounts of 19 older people diagnosed with late stage chronic kidney disease who declined dialysis. Accounts were collected through in-depth interview in the United...