Translating and implementing evidence-based care in the ICU: It's time to value family communication

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 676-678

  Mularski, Richard A ^a,b,c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 54249126581     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1314     Document Type: Editorial

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