The Critical Care Family Assistance Program: Caring for those who care

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1101-1103

  Sessler, Curtis N ^a,b,c  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CRITICAL CARE FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; ENDURANCE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; STRESS; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 24944536082     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1101     Document Type: Editorial

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