Published in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol on May 05, 2011
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On the prospects for a blame-free medical culture. Soc Sci Med (2009) 2.16
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A randomized trial of the effect of patient race on physicians' intensive care unit and life-sustaining treatment decisions for an acutely unstable elder with end-stage cancer. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.75
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Development and validation of a smoking media literacy scale for adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2006) 1.68
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US health policy related to hookah tobacco smoking. Am J Public Health (2012) 1.65
Investigating conflict in ICUs-is the clinicians' perspective enough? Crit Care Med (2014) 1.64
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When pregnant patients disclose substance use: missed opportunities for behavioral change counseling. Patient Educ Couns (2008) 1.62
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Teaching palliative care to critical care medicine trainees. Crit Care Med (2003) 1.58
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