Doubt and belief in physicians' ability to prognosticate during critical illness: the perspective of surrogate decision makers.

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Published in Crit Care Med on August 01, 2008

Authors

Lucas S Zier1, Jeffrey H Burack, Guy Micco, Anne K Chipman, James A Frank, John M Luce, Douglas B White

Author Affiliations

1: UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Medical Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

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