Psychometric characteristics of a quality of communication questionnaire assessing communication about end-of-life care.

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Published in J Palliat Med on October 01, 2006

Authors

Ruth Engelberg1, Lois Downey, J Randall Curtis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, 98104, USA. rengel@u.washington.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Improving Communication About Serious Illness (ICSI) | NCT01933789

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